my $line = <>; print "This is what line looks like $line \n"; while (defined($line = <>)) { #chomp($line); print "This is what line looks like $line \n"; my @items = (split /N/, $line); #printf "\n\n\nCustomer Name: %-24s \n", $items[31], $items[32], [33]; print "\n\n\n.ELEPHANTS\n"; }