Re: RegExp, grabbing first name

Hi,this line right right should work, quick test, but it worked on both options for me:

$mystring = ($mystring =~ /(\w{3,})$/) ? $1 : '';
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Re^2: RegExp, grabbing first name by ww (Archbishop) on Feb 26, 2016 at 12:41 UTC
Re Re^3: RegExp, grabbing first name Listing Lname, MInitial, Fname is not a convention of which I'm aware. OP seems satisfied (below) with some of the suggestions, but IMHO, "A" is an abbreviation of the Fname for "SMITH" (as posted by OP). Come, let us reason together: Spirit of the Monastery	[reply]
Re^2: RegExp, grabbing first name by Anonymous Monk on Feb 25, 2016 at 18:53 UTC
Thanks, but it didn't work as I expected: I have to get the first name only no matter what the choices are: `my $string_1 = "SMITH, A DOE"; my $mystring_2 = "BULLOCK JOE A";` [download] I am looking to get: String 1 = DOE String 2 = JOE My post was not clear, sorry! Thank you!	[reply] [d/l]


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