Your code could use some general touching up, but except for one thing your code seems to work for me - $2 does contain the password after the match.

The main problem is this bit: "(~/path DEC $2)", which isn't valid Perl - what is that supposed to do? I'm going to wager a guess that you're attempting to call an external command? Then have a look at qx/STRING/ or even better, capture from IPC::System::Simple.

Your description of what you want to then do is too vague for me to suggest anything. How are the passwords encrypted? What do you mean with "use within the organization"? How do you want to "connect into that instance" - what protocol are we talking about, and do you already have a module or code to do this?

In reply to Re: Connecting to an instance after spliting it with a regexe by Anonymous Monk
in thread Connecting to an instance after spliting it with a regexe by jo5621

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