while ($inline = ) { #INPUT defined as variable# @firstline = split(/\s+/, $inline); #firstline of array defined by split of white space into variable inline# $hms1 = $firstline[2]; $hh1 = int ($hms1); $mm1 = int (60*( abs($hms1) - abs($hh1) ) ); $ss1 = 3600*abs($hms1) - 3600*abs($hh1) - 60*abs($mm1); $hms2 = $firstline[3]; $hh2 = int($hms2); $mm2 = int(60*( abs($hms2) - abs($hh2) ) ); $ss2 = 3600*abs($hms2) - 3600*abs($hh2) - 60*abs($mm2); $obid = "NGC 188 - $firstline[1]"; write; } close INPUT; format STDOUT = @>>> @<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< @# @# @#.### @# @# @#.## @ @<<<<<<<< $firstline[1], $obid, $hh1, $mm1, $ss1, $hh2, $mm2, $ss2, $cfo, $status .