#!/usr/bin/perl -- # use strict; use warnings; my $qname = "_sip._udp.www.google.com"; warn substr $qname, index $qname, 'www'; warn substr $qname, length('_udp.') + index $qname, '_udp.'; __END__ www.google.com at substr.index.pl line 9. www.google.com at substr.index.pl line 10.