Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!rex!uflorida!mlb.semi.harris.com!sloth.mlb.semi.harris.com!jdr From: jdr@sloth.mlb.semi.harris.com (Jim Ray) Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl Subject: split ( positional ) Keywords: split Message-ID: <1991Feb1.052629.16672@mlb.semi.harris.com> Date: 1 Feb 91 05:26:29 GMT Sender: news@mlb.semi.harris.com Organization: Harris Semiconductor, Melbourne FL Lines: 11 Nntp-Posting-Host: sloth.mlb.semi.harris.com Probably sounds like a dumb question; but, is there any way to use split given positional rather than string separators ( like -- split at cols 6 19 37 etc ). -- Jim Ray Harris Semiconductor Internet: jdr@semi.harris.com PO Box 883 MS 62B-022 Phone: (407) 729-5059 Melbourne, FL 32901