while() { chop; if ($_ =~ s/^(\D+.*\d{4}\s+)(\D+.*)(\w{11})$/$1 $2 $3/) { $msg = $2; fmt_rpt($msg); $key = "$3"; if (exists($analysis{$key})) { $val .= "$msg"; } else { #$val = "$msg"; $analysis{$key} = "$val"; } } else { print "Program Error 2\n"; exit 1; }