filename: hosts.txt filename: hosts1.txt $VAR1 = { 'contacts' => 'helpdesk,admin', 'display_name' => 'whplnsweb-dr', 'register' => '1', 'use' => 'xiwizard_windowsserver_host', 'hostgroups' => 'AntiVirus', 'host_name' => 'whplnsweb-dr', 'address' => '172.28.17.115', 'alias' => 'whplnsweb-dr' }; $VAR2 = { 'contacts' => 'helpdesk,admin', 'display_name' => '-------------', 'register' => '1', 'use' => 'test1.txt', 'hostgroups' => 'AntiVirus', 'host_name' => 'test1.txt', 'address' => '-------------', 'alias' => 'test1.txt' };