#from this: ($c1,$c2,$c3,$c4,$c5,$c6,$c7,$c8,$c9,$c10,$c11,$c12,$c13,$c14, +$c15,$c16,$c17,$c18,$c19,$c20,$c21,$c22,$c23,$c24,$c25,$c26,$c27,$c28 +,$c29,$c30,$c31,$c32,$c33,$c34,$c35,$c36) = split(/ /); #to this: @c=split(/ /);