try: $file =~ m!(:|/)(.*)$!; $Fname = $2; CB > >From the FORM I could (It is user-input) get : > > $File = "C:\Work\texts\document1.txt" (From PC) > or > $File = "Harddisk:Work:texts:document 1" (From Mac) > . > $Filename = $File; > > #Here I would like to get only the filename > Fname = ???$Filename??? > > print("FILE = \"$Fname\""); ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch