#!perl use strict; use warnings; { while ( ) { chomp; my ( $n_string, $a_num, $b_num, $c_num ) = split(/,/); print "$n_string: " . join(', ', $a_num, $b_num, $c_num) . "\n"; } } __DATA__ Bob Jones,23,45,67 Bill Hicks,56,43,29 #### Bob Jones: 23, 45, 67 Bill Hicks: 56, 43, 29