for (@links) { my ($status, $reference, $project, $created) = split(/\t/, $_); if ($status eq "Completed") { push(@complete, $_); } else { push(@progress, $_); } } my @sortedComplete = sort { $a->[3] <=> $b->[3] } @complete; my @sortedProgress = sort { $a->[3] <=> $b->[3] } @progress;