open(TEST, 'test.txt') || die "Couldn't open it"; $i=1; while(){ ($lname[$i], $fname[$i]) = split(','); $i+=1; } close(TEST); open(BTEST, '>test.txt'); $b=0; foreach (@fname) { chomp; print BTEST "$_ $lname[$b]\n"; $b+=1; } close(BTEST);