sub match { while () { if ($_ =~ /^(\s+)MVA/o) { $_ =~ s/(\s+)//o; chop; #my ($tape_id, $expiration, $date, $time, $status) = split (/ /); my ($blank, $tape_id, $expiration, $date, $time, $status)=split(/\s+/); #create_entry($tape_id, $expiration, $date, $time, $status) create_entry($blank, $tape_id, $expiration, $date, $time, $status) if ($status eq "(FROZEN)"); #if ($status eq /FROZEN/); } } }