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(but be aware that &quot;,&quot; is a valid character in an email name)
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(but be aware that "," is a valid character in an email name)

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wonder why mine didn't work, but this does. thanks ozo!
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wonder why mine didn't work, but this does. thanks ozo!

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I have a string containing: $to = &quot;$a,$b,$c,$d,$e&quot;.<br />
$a through $e contain multiple email addresses separated by commas, no space in te $to line.<br />
If $a is present then the initial value of the $to would be: $to = &quot;,email1@place,com,.....&quot;<br />
I tried: <br />
&nbsp;$to =~ s/^,//;<br />
&nbsp;$to =~ s/,,/,/;<br />
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Which seems to work however, if the string is $to = &quot;,b,c,,,&quot;, it will return $to = &quot;b,c,,&quot; not $to = &quot;b,c&quot;<br />
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Any ideas?<br />
<br />
I even tried: $to =~ s/,+/,/;<br />
<br />
Thanks!
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I have a string containing: $to = "$a,$b,$c,$d,$e".
$a through $e contain multiple email addresses separated by commas, no space in te $to line.
If $a is present then the initial value of the $to would be: $to = ",email1@place,com,....."
I tried: 
 $to =~ s/^,//;
 $to =~ s/,,/,/;

Which seems to work however, if the string is $to = ",b,c,,,", it will return $to = "b,c,," not $to = "b,c"

Any ideas?

I even tried: $to =~ s/,+/,/;

Thanks!

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