my $input = $ARGV[0]; my $count = -127.5; my $value1 = $count - 2.5; my $value2 = $count + 2.5; open(INPUT, "$input") || die "Oops!: Can't open file: $!\n"; while () { my $checkvalue = substr($_, 0, 6); print "$checkvalue $value1 $value2\n" if $checkvalue > $value1 and $checkvalue <= $value2; }