my $filename = test.summary"; open (IN, "<", $filename) or die "Check the summary file. $!\n"; while (my $line = ) { chomp $line; if ($line =~/^LOCUS\s+\w+\d+\s+(\d+)\sbp/) { $gene_length = $1; } if ($line =~/^DEFINITION\s+(.*)/s) { $definition = $1; } if ($line =~/^ACCESSION\s+(.*?)\s+/) { $accession = $1; } if ($line =~ /\s+\/db_xref="GI\:(\d+)\"/) { $gi_number = $1; } if ($line =~ /\s+\/db_xref=\"GeneID\:(\d+)\"/) { $gene_id = $1; } } #### Data file: LOCUS NM_001098209 3415 bp mRNA linear PRI 27-APR-2014 DEFINITION Homo sapiens catenin (cadherin-associated protein), beta 1, 88kDa (CTNNB1), transcript variant 2, mRNA. ACCESSION NM_001098209 XM_001133660 XM_001133664 XM_001133673 XM_001133675 VERSION NM_001098209.1 GI:148233337 KEYWORDS RefSeq. SOURCE Homo sapiens (human) ORGANISM Homo sapiens Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo. CDS 269..2614 /gene="CTNNB1" /gene_synonym="armadillo; CTNNB; MRD19" /codon_start=1 /product="catenin beta-1" /protein_id="NP_001091679.1" /db_xref="GI:148233338" /db_xref="CCDS:CCDS2694.1" /db_xref="GeneID:1499" /db_xref="HGNC:HGNC:2514" /db_xref="MIM:116806" /translation="MATQADLMELDMAMEPDRKAAVSHWQQQSYLDSGIHSGATTTAP SLSGKGNPEEEDVDTSQVLYEWEQGFSQSFTQEQVADIDGQYAMTRAQRVRAAMFPET LDEGMQIPSTQFDAAHPTNVQRLAEPSQMLKHAVVNLINYQDDAELATRAIPELTKLL //