Re: Re: simple regex problem

[blakem]

I like this approach (its the only one listed that fits the "only two" spec) but what happens if there is only one space?

"this    hasonlyonespace" => "this hasonlyonespace"

How about:

$line =~ s/\s+/ /g;
$line =~ s/ /:/ for (1,2);

-Blake