Re: split on tabs

$new = split("\t",$old); However, if your delimiter is a simple single character like this, use explode() instead: $new = explode("\t",$old); (what in the world did you try? This seems so obvious to me) -Rasmus On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Jose de Leon wrote: > Okay, I've tried at least 6 different incantations of split() in order to > split on a tab delimited record. It just doesn't work as expected. > Additionally, there is no mention in the regex.7 manual on how to split on > tabs! I supposed I could use the ctype 'space', but that won't work since > some of the fields have spaces in them. I only want to split on tabs. > > Suggestion on correct syntax please? > > > Thanks, > > Jose de Leon > System Administrator > InVision Telecommunications > (209) 549-8800 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > FAST Internet Access and no bull. > InVision DSL, www.invisiondsl.com > > > >