<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>given lines of the form:<br> this that1 that2 that3 theotherthing<br><br>where the field separator is any combination of spaces and tabs<br>and there may be 0-9 that's<br><br>how do I reliably capture theotherthing, and make a packed, comma-separated list of all the that's.<br><br>This is where I really wish I'd paid more attention in perl class.<br>Bonus point for not using any perl... :-)<br><br>David L. Willson<br>Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast<br>MCT MSCE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 NovellCLA UbuntuCP<br>tel://720.333.LANS<br>Freeing people from the tyranny (or whatevery) of Microsofty-ness<br></div></body></html>