#! perl use strict; use warnings; use Data::Dump; my @records; while (my $line = ) { chomp(my @r = split / - /, $line); push @records, [ @r ]; } dd @records; __DATA__ Part Time - Weekend Receptionist - Barton le Clay - Barton-le-Clay (near Luton) Part-Time Weekend Day Veterinary Nurse - Milton Keynes Receptionist - Barton-le-Clay (near Luton) Full Time - Veterinary Nurse - Glasgow Referral - Glasgow #### 18:58 >perl 381_SoPW.pl ( [ "Part Time", "Weekend Receptionist", "Barton le Clay", "Barton-le-Clay (near Luton)", ], ["Part-Time Weekend Day Veterinary Nurse", "Milton Keynes"], ["Receptionist", "Barton-le-Clay (near Luton)"], ["Full Time", "Veterinary Nurse", "Glasgow Referral", "Glasgow"], ) 18:59 >