I'm working on some code here and I have no idea how to pull a full line by searching for the line number.

i have file mdata.txt and inside the lines are like this:

number name

Here is what I need to do: Pull the number and name from the txt file located at a user defined line number. Then split the 2 and assign them to variables.
splitting i can do... at least i think i have that part right... 

        my ($mnum,$mname) = split(/ /,$mdata,2);

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I think that will split the line and assign the variables in one go unless I messed up there as well...

Basically I just need to search a file for a specific line number and then assign the text on that line to $mdata

Would anyone be able to help me figure this out? I'd be forever grateful for help with this.

In reply to Return full line from line number X by Rathlar

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