use strict; use warnings; use Data::Dump qw/dd/; use Data::Dumper; while () { chomp; print "<$_>\n" if /\.$/; dd $_; warn Dumper $_; } __DATA__ Inventories Trade receivables Assets This item includes impairment losses. #### $VAR1 = 'Inventories'; $VAR1 = ''; $VAR1 = 'Trade receivables'; $VAR1 = ''; $VAR1 = 'Assets'; $VAR1 = ''; $VAR1 = 'This item includes impairment losses.'; "Inventories" "" "Trade receivables" "" "Assets" "" "This item includes impairment losses." #### $VAR1 = 'Inventories '; $VAR1 = ' '; $VAR1 = 'Trade receivables '; $VAR1 = ' '; $VAR1 = 'Assets '; $VAR1 = ' '; $VAR1 = 'This item includes impairment losses. '; "Inventories\n" "\n" "Trade receivables\n" "\n" "Assets\n" "\n" "This item includes impairment losses.\n"