my $fct_openPort = (join ',',$fct_host_obj->tcp_ports('open'))."\n" ; my @fct_ports = split ',', $fct_openPort; #### my @tcp_ports = qw/ 139 445 1984 /; my $fct_openPort = (join ',',@tcp_ports)."\n" ; my @fct_ports = split ',', $fct_openPort; use Data::Dumper; $Data::Dumper::Useqq = 1; print Dumper(\@tcp_ports,\@fct_ports); __END__ $VAR1 = [ 139, 445, 1984 ]; $VAR2 = [ 139, 445, "1984\n" ];