note
physgreg
I would replace your first snippet with
<code>
my @fields;
while (<DATAFILE>)
{
chomp;
push @fields, $_;
}
</code>
This will give you an array with the correct values. If you want to assign it to a variable, then do:
<code>
my ($TRACK, $pager, $service) = @fields;
</code>
I haven't tested this, but it should be ok!
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