use strict; use warnings; #### if ($rows[2] =~ m/\[R\]/g) { #### use strict; use warnings; open (OUTFILE, "< History21.txt") or die "Could not open source file. $!"; open (NEW_MED, "> History_MED1.txt") or die "Could not open med file. $!"; open (NEW_SUR, "> History_SUR1.txt") or die "Could not open sur file. $!"; my $count2 = 1; while (my $line = ) { my @rows = split(/\|\|/, $line); if ($rows[1] =~ m/\[R\]/g) { if ((my @var)= $rows[1] =~ m/\](.*?)\[/g) { foreach my $var (@var) { if ($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/\[R\]/) { if ((my @var2)= $rows[2] =~ m/\](.*?)\[/g) { # I AM ASSUMING IT WILL RETURN SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS IF STATEMENT FOR ROW1 ABOVE foreach my $var2 (@var2) { if ($var2 =~ /^\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); #### ZZZZZ00DFL || No pertinent past medical history ZZZZZ00DFL || No pertinent past medical history ZZZZZ00C4H || High Blood Pressure ZZZZZ00C4H || Kidney stones ZZZZZ00C4H || SOAPP-R Score : Moderate/High Risk: 19 ZZZZZ00C4H || Sleep Apnea Assessment(STOP-BANG): ( 2/4 ); 7/2/2014 ZZZZZ00C4H || Orthotic brace tried for pain relief: Yes: limited benefit ZZZZZ00C4H || TENS Unit tried for pain relief: Yes: limited benefit ZZZZZ00C4H || Tried Topical Compound Cream?: Yes: limited benefit ZZZZZ00C4H || Acupuncture therapy tried for pain relief: Yes: limited benefit ZZZZZ00C4H || Chiropractic therapy tried for pain relief: Yes: limited benefit ZZZZZ00C4H || Physical therapy tried for pain relief: Yes: limited benefit ZZZZZ00C4H || Massage therapy tried for pain relief: Yes: limited benefit \ ZZZZZ00C4H || \ #### ZZZZZ00DFL || UNREMARKABLE ZZZZZ00DFL || UNREMARKABLE ZZZZZ00C4H || Hysterectomy ZZZZZ00C4H || Spinal Fusion: L4-5, L5-S!; 2010 \ ZZZZZ00C4H || \