#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings; while() { my @a = split; # split record into fields print "Value = $_\n" for @a; # print out all fields print "\n"; # blank line between "records" } __DATA__ 1234567890123456 2004-07-10 14:47:39 51.12345 -1.12345 #### Value = 1234567890123456 Value = 2004-07-10 Value = 14:47:39 Value = 51.12345 Value = -1.12345