For info on using split see split.

Hmmm... Spaces at the begining of the line... At this point it may be better to simply split on "\n" and then parse the line... This is a confusing line of code:

@prods = map({/(\S+)/} split(/\n/, $prod));

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So I'll also give it to you in a more broken out way.

@prods = split(/\n/, $prod);
foreach my $line (@prods){
    $line =~ s/^\s*(\S+).*$/$1/;
}

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But it might be better to do it like this:

@prods = ($prod =~ m/(?:\A|\n)\s*(\S+)/g);

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Yeah, I think I like the last way the best. It is probably faster too, but I haven't tested that.

May the Force be with you

In reply to Re^5: Extract varibles from 2 text files and make a report by JediWizard
in thread Extract varibles from 2 text files and make a report by Anonymous Monk

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