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pbeckingham
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Simply substitute nothing for a pattern that matches your date. You may need to modify the pattern, and you probably should check out some of the excellent pages on regular expressions.
<code>
$field =~ s/^\(\d\d\/\d\d\/\d\d\)\s+//;
</code>
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<br /><br /><font size="-3">pbeckingham - typist, perishable vertebrate.</font>
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