You can also specify a range of tokens:
$gettok(a.b.c.d.e,2-,46) returns 2nd token onwards b.c.d.e
$gettok(a.b.c.d.e,2-4,46) returns tokens 2 through 4 b.c.d
Im so in love with the $xxxtok commands, You are not a true scripter if you don't use $xxxtok commands in your script, just kidding. But really often you need to use it, even sometimes for simplest of all stuff a tok is in order the most popular ones for me is $gettok and $wildtok