foreach(@inputs) {
    #localize the file glob, so FILE is unique to
    #    the inner loop.
    local *FILE;
    local *OUTFILE; #NEW
    $file = "$FindBin::Bin/../rxo/$_";
    $outfile = "$FindBin::Bin/../blocks/$_";
    open(*FILE, "$file") || die; 
    open(*OUTFILE, "> $outfile") || die; #NEW: added a star
    #push the typeglobe to the end of the array
    $fh = \*FILE;
    $ofh = \*OUTFILE;
    $regex = <$fh>;
    push(@regex,$regex);
    push(@filehandles,$ofh);
    }