DB<1> $string = 'ServerName.FD.net.org'; DB<2> @fields = split /[<>]/, $string; DB<3> x @fields; # displaying the content of the @fields array after the split 0 '' 1 'Answer type="string"' 2 'ServerName.FD.net.org' 3 '/Answer' DB<4> print $fields[2]; # outputting the server name ServerName.FD.net.org #### DB<1> $string = 'ServerName.FD.net.org'; DB<2> $name = (split /[<>]/, $string)[2]; DB<3> print $name; ServerName.FD.net.org