in reply to Re: getting a filename
in thread getting a filename

Oooh. I c.

Is there any way to fix this?

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Re: Re: Re: getting a filename
by arturo (Vicar) on Mar 23, 2001 at 00:56 UTC

    instead of using split, use a regex:

    if ( my ($from) = /^im(.*)/ ) { # do stuff }

    Philosophy can be made out of anything. Or less -- Jerry A. Fodor

Re: Re: Re: getting a filename
by myocom (Deacon) on Mar 23, 2001 at 00:55 UTC

    I'd recommend changing your naming scheme for your files, for starters, to something that people won't be naming themselves.