use strict; my (@up, @down, @labels); while () { chomp; if (/Peripherals Down:$/i .. /Peripherals Up:$/i) { next if /^$|^-{4}|Peripherals /; if (/^name/i){ @labels = split /\s\s+/; next; } my %h; @h{@labels} = split /\s\s+/; push @down, \%h; }else { next if /^$|^-{4}/; if (/^name/i){ @labels = split /\s\s+/; next; } my %h; @h{@labels} = split /\s\s+/; push @up, \%h; } } use Data::Dump qw/pp/; print "Down: $/"; pp @down; print "Up: $/"; pp @up; __DATA__ Peripherals Down: Name Host Port Category Priority Monitor Type IS Managed Down time ---- ---- ---- -------- -------- ------------ ----------- ------------ Christine 62.01.22.100 0 ABC company High Ping Yes Thu Dec 16 06:35:07 PST 2004 Clark 72.03.100.89 0 XYZ company Low Ping Yes Thu Dec 16 06:35:16 PST 2004 Peripherals Up: Name Host Port Category Priority Monitor Type IS Managed Up time ---- ---- ---- -------- -------- ------------ ----------- --------- Laston 100.02.99.211 0 XYZ company Medium Ping Yes Thu Dec 16 06:35:27 PST 2004