use constant { FIRSTNAME => 0, LASTNAME => 1, ADDRESS => 2, TOWN => 3, ZIP => 4 }; my @array1 = ("Bob", "Smith", "1234 Main St", "Anytown", "20500"); my @array2 = ("Joe", "Blow", "4321 Street Ln", "Notown", "20050"); print "First name (from array1): $array1[ FIRSTNAME ]\n"; print "Address (from array2): $array2[ ADDRESS ]\n";