#!/usr/bin/env perl use warnings; my $f = "format = \n" . ('^*' . '|') x 3 . "~~\n" . '@row' . "\n" . ".\n"; eval($f); my $f = "format = \n" . ('^*' . '|') x 3 . "~~\n" . '@row' . "\n" . ".\n"; eval($f); print $f, "\n"; my @row = ('line1 line3 ', 'line4 line5 line6 line7 ', 'line8' ); write; exit