A regular expression with substitution is one way. Some extras included: 

my $phone = '1234567890';

# convert alpha mnemonics
$phone =~ tr/A-PR-Z/222333444555666777888999/;
$phone =~ tr/a-pr-z/222333444555666777888999/;

# get rid of any nondigits
$phone =~ s/\D//g;

# format
$phone =~ s/^(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{4})$/{$1) $2-$3/;
$phone =~ s/^(\d{3})(\d{4})$/$1-$2/; # no AC
print $phone, $/;

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(Added) 'perldoc perlre' is the primary reference. It should be installed with your perl.

After Compline,
Zaxo

In reply to Re: formatted phone number from variable by Zaxo
in thread formatted phone number from variable by powerhouse

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