print OUTFILE "$result{$moid}{$ext}{$kpi[$jk]}\n"; perl -i -lpe "s/^\s*$/<\/r>/g" $OUTFILE #### my $out = "$result{$moid}{$ext}{$kpi[$jk]}\n"; $out =~ s{ \A \s* \z }{\n}xms; print OUTFILE $out;