my $line = <>; while (defined($line = <>)) { chomp($line); my @items = (split /:/, $line); #my @data_items = (@items) [0,5]; #print "Customer Data: @data_items \n"; print "Customer Name: $items[0] \t Number of Books checked out: $items[5]\n"; } #### Customer Name: wilma flinstone Number of Books checked out: 3 Customer Name: barney rubble Number of Books checked out: 5 Customer Name: Sam Slate Number of Books checked out: 0 Customer Name: Great Gazoo Number of Books checked out: 2 Customer Name: Charlie Harper Number of Books checked out: 4 Customer Name: Neil Gruesome Number of Books checked out: 6