: From: Christensen, David A. (CHC) [mailto:DChristensen@chc.gov.mb.ca] : You've inspired me: : : #!/usr/bin/perl : @i = : ("J",33,11,12,6,41,42,45,44,75,80,76,28,49,65,66,27,55,8,2,91, : "k",70,59); : @t = split //, : ' : David Christensen : Technical Consultant : Manitoba Public Library Services : DChristens@gov.mb.ca : '; : foreach $_ (@i) {/\D/ ? print $_ : print $t[$_];} You could use a couple of array slices for added FUN ... @t = split //, ' David Christensen Technical Consultant Manitoba Public Library Services DChristens@gov.mb.ca '; print"J",@t[33,11,12,6,41,42,45,44,75,80,76,28,49,65,66,27,55,8,2,91],"k",@t [70,59]; ---Eli ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? Well, if you insist... ==== Send email to <fwp-request@technofile.org> with message _body_ ==== unsubscribe