# Re: format string for array question **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [October 23, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-format-string-for-array-question/118045 "2007-10-23T15:23:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![robkuz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@robkuz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/robkuz)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-format-string-for-array-question/118045/1 "2007-10-23T15:23:43Z")
Cool, Thank you for the help! * * * Robert K. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ----- Original Message ---- From: Gennady B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) To: ruby-talk ML [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 5:05:59 PM Subject: Re: format string for array question Robert K. wrote: > numbers. > > * * * > > Robert > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [rh-30-x86.irvspxl08:2182]gbystrit\> irb irb(main):001:0\> s = “db file parallel write 8816 391 25.49” =\> “db file parallel write 8816 391 25.49” irb(main):002:0\> s.split(%r{(?:\s+)([\d.]+)}).reject {|s| s.empty?} =\> [“db file parallel write”, “8816”, “391”, “25.49”] irb(main):003:0\> =Gennady.