my $nline = "\n"; my $comma = ","; ... print OUTPUT $column[4],$comma,$column[5],$comma,$column[7],$comma,$column[8],$comma,$A,$comma,$B,$comma,$nline; #### # $/ = "\n" # Input RS already defined $, = ","; ... print OUTPUT $column[4],$column[5],$column[7],$column[8],$A,$B; print $/; # or use 'say' as it was said. #### print OUTPUT "$column[4],$column[5],$column[7],$column[8],$A,$B\n";