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Old 03-18-2008
ramky79 ramky79 is offline
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how do i strip this line using perl regex.
$batch = /dataload/R3P/interface/Bowne/reports/RDI00244.rpt

I'd like to strip /dataload/R3P/interface/Bowne/reports/RDI and .rpt from this variable

my output should be only 00244
how to do this using perl regex.I'm a newbie to perl and would like to know how to do this.

thanks and regards,
Ram.