WagsWorld@aol.com wrote: > $_ = ' " F3 - CSP415P2 - Salesrep Statistics by Terminal >-(A) All Accounts".'; > if ( /^\s+\"\s*(S*)F(\d+)\.*(.+)\"/i ) { Is this the problem? You have the $_ string spread out over two lines. Either put it all on one line, or use the /s flag for the regex. ------------------- ------------------- Ken Williams Last Bastion of Euclidity ken@forum.swarthmore.edu The Math Forum # ===== Want to unsubscribe from this list? # ===== Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to macperl-request@macperl.org