$multiarray[i][15] =~ s/\,/./g; print "array is $multiarray[2][15] and multiarray 15 is $multiarray[i][15] and then the number i is $i\n"; $latitude = ((($multiarray[i][15]) / 90) * 8388608); print "i is $i and latitude $latitude and latitude $latitude2 and longitude $longitude\n"; $latitude2 = ceil($latitude); print "i is $i and latitude $latitude and latitude $latitude2 and longitude $longitude\n";