I apologize for not suppling the info you all needed so lets try this again.....the data reads: 
2001/03/12 time>Event [21]Alert Completed (34562), Status: 
[22] Alert Completed,MN_netware-support

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I need to divide the line into 4 variables: $date_stamp, $event, $alert_id, and $status. I am using: ($date_stamp,$event,$alert_id,$status)=split(>) for code and this will pull the $date_stamp out. This will pull the first variable: 2001/03/12 time. Var#2 runs from Event to the first word ending in "ed" and although this one always ends in "ed" the wording varies. Var #4: is always a number in () but it can vary from 1-5 digits. Var#4 is from the , to the end.

I have two questions: How do I list more than one delimiter? and How do I list [ or ) as a delimiter?
Thank You!*!*!*!*!

Edit 2001-03-26 by tye

In reply to split delimiters #2 by bailybj

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