my $i = 0; my $j = $i; for ( $i ; $i <= $#eventlist ; $i++ ){ print "i is $i, j is $j\n"; my ($subj,$date) = split(',',$eventlist[$i]); if ( $subj eq "Event B" ){ while ( $subj ne "Event A" ){ $i++; ($subj,$date) = split(',',$eventlist[$i]); } print "i is $i, j is $j\n"; $j = $i; print "i is $i, j is $j\n"; my ($str,$date1) = split(',',$eventlist[$i]); my ($subj2,$x) = split(',',$eventlist[$j]); while ( $subj2 ne "Event B" ){ $j++; ($subj2,$x) = split(',',$eventlist[$j]);