#!/usr/bin/perl

# http://perlmonks.org/?node_id=1210866

use strict;
use warnings;

$/ = '>>';
<DATA>;
$/ = '"';
chomp( my $variable = <DATA> );
print "variable = '$variable'\n";

__DATA__
<"Session Date:Mar 13/2017
":>>test",
1,2,3,4
":>>test1",
5,6,7,8
end>