use strict; use warnings; my $content = do { local $/; }; while ($content =~ m/^(CAL.+?\((\w+)\).*?})/msg){ print "1= $1\n\n"; print "2= $2\n\n"; } __DATA__ CALCON(test1) { TYPE(U8) FEATURE(DCOM) NAM(stmin) LABEL(Min seperation time between CFs) MIN(0) MAX(127) UNITS(ms) } CALCON(test2) { TYPE(U16) FEATURE(DCOM) NAM(dcomc_sestmr_timeout) LABEL(DCOM Session Timer Timeout) MIN(0) MAX(65535) UNITS(ms) } __END__ 1= CALCON(test1) { TYPE(U8) FEATURE(DCOM) NAM(stmin) LABEL(Min seperation time between CFs) MIN(0) MAX(127) UNITS(ms) } 2= test1 1= CALCON(test2) { TYPE(U16) FEATURE(DCOM) NAM(dcomc_sestmr_timeout) LABEL(DCOM Session Timer Timeout) MIN(0) MAX(65535) UNITS(ms) } 2= test2