in reply to problem with split function

Anonymous Monk,
I believe quotemeta will solve your problem. 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;

# Your code

$delimiter = quotemeta $delimeter;
my @array = split ( /$delimiter/, $line );

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If this does not correct your problem, please provide the sample data and the whole block of code you are trying.

Cheers - L~R

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Re: Re: problem with split function
by jclaudio (Initiate) on Oct 20, 2003 at 17:03 UTC
    YES !! It works !! quotemeta.. I could have been searchin' for this tip for years... thank you very much for your pretty fast and right answer ! that's what I call reactivity ! you rock !!
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      And to make that even easier, use \Q in your regex to invoke quotemeta inline. No need to alter $delimiter or use an intermediary variable.

      split /\Q$delimiter/, ...
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