Patient_ID || Med_Hist || Sur_Hist 
ZZZZZ00DFL ||   [R] [R]No pertinent past medical history  [R] [R] ||   [R]UNREMARKABLE  [R] [R] 
ZZZZZ00DFL ||   [R] [R]No pertinent past medical history  [R] [R] ||   [R]UNREMARKABLE  [R] [R] [R] 
ZZZZZ00C4H ||   ||   
ZZZZZ00C4H ||   [R] [R]High Blood Pressure  [R]Kidney stones  [R] [R]SOAPP-R Score : Moderate/High Risk:  19  [R] [R]Sleep Apnea Assessment(STOP-BANG): ( 2/4 );  7/2/2014  [R] [R]Orthotic brace tried for pain relief: Yes: limited benefit  [R]TENS Unit tried for pain relief: Yes: limited benefit  [R]Tried Topical Compound Cream?: Yes: limited benefit  [R] [R]Acupuncture therapy tried for pain relief: Yes: limited benefit  [R]Chiropractic therapy tried for pain relief: Yes: limited benefit  [R] [R]Physical therapy tried for pain relief: Yes: limited benefit  [R]Massage therapy tried for pain relief: Yes: limited benefit  \[R\] \[R\] ||   [R] [R]Hysterectomy  [R]Spinal Fusion: L4-5, L5-S!; 2010  \[R\] \[R\] 

##</code><code>##

open (OUTFILE, "< C:\\Scripts\\TEST\\History21.txt") or die "Could not open source file. $!";
 open (NEW_MED, "> C:\\Scripts\\TEST\\History_MED1.txt") or die "Could not open source file. $!";
 open (NEW_SUR, "> C:\\Scripts\\TEST\\History_SUR1.txt") or die "Could not open source file. $!";
  
 $count2 = 1;
 while ($line = <OUTFILE>) {
	 @rows = split(/\|\|/, $line);
	 if ($rows[1] =~ m/\[R\]/g) {
	     if ((@var)= $rows[1] =~ m/\](.*?)\[/g) {
		     foreach $var (@var) {
		     	if ($var =~ /^\s$/g) {
			     	#DO NOTHING SINCE WE ONLY WANT IF THERE IS ANYTHING INSIDE THE 2 R BRACKETS
		     	}		     
		     	else {
			 	    print NEW_MED "$rows[0] || $var\n";
		     	}
	     	}
	     	
 	 	 }
  	}
	if ($rows[2] =~ m/\[R\]/g) {
	     if ((@var2)= $rows[2] =~ m/\](.*?)\[/g) { # I AM ASSUMING IT WILL RETURN SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS IF STATEMENT FOR ROW1 ABOVE
		     foreach $var2 (@var2) {
		     	if ($var =~ /^\s$/g) {
			     	#DO NOTHING SINCE WE ONLY WANT IF THERE IS ANYTHING INSIDE THE 2 R BRACKETS
		     	}		     
		     	else {
			 	    print NEW_SUR "$rows[0] || $var2\n";
		     	}
	     	}
	     	
 	 	 }
  	}		  	
$count2++;  	
}
  
close(NEW_MED);
close(NEW_SUR);