file = TT.ParlayX_RequestLog_78653_20101212180044.log.17490
1. Want to remove the characters before the first dot (.) including the dot (.)
2. Want to remove the characters after the last dot (.) including the dot (.)
That is, basically, I want the output as:
ParlayX_RequestLog_78653_20101212180044.log
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echo $line
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word
magandang umaga
"word" is the name of the row in the table and maganda umaga is a randomly selected choice from the row. Is there a way i can remove the name of the row from the variable $line. With a result that will allow me to echo $line and output only the randomly selected entry in from the row e.g. magandang umaga
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Code:
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01000000000000000089;0bcb5948
00000000000000000089;0bcc4c40
[code]....
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