$Employee_Rec = [ {Emp_No=>1, Emp_Lname=>2, Emp_Fname=>3, Emp_SSN=>4, Emp_DOB=>5, Emp_aka=>6} ]; #### my @data = split(',',$_); $Employee_Rec->{Emp_No} = $data[0]; $Employee_Rec->{Emp_Lname} = $data[1]; ...