#!/usr/local/bin/perl use strict; use Data::Dumper; my %hash; my $counter = 0; until(eof(DATA)){ chomp (my $fullName = ); my ($name, $val1) = split /\s+:\s+/,$fullName; chomp (my $homeAddr = ); my ($addr, $val2) = split /\s+:\s+/,$homeAddr; chomp (my $phoneNo = ); my ($phone, $val3) = split /\s+:\s+/,$phoneNo; $hash{"user".++$counter} = {$name=>$val1, $addr=>$val2, $phone=>$val3}; } print Dumper(\%hash); __DATA__ FullName : User1 Home Address : 111 address lane Phone : 555-555-5555 FullName : User2 Home Address : 222 address lane 2 Phone : 777-777-7777 #### $VAR1 = { 'user1' => { 'Phone' => '555-555-5555', 'Home Address' => '111 address lane', 'FullName' => 'User1' }, 'user2' => { 'Phone' => '777-777-7777', 'Home Address' => '222 address lane 2', 'FullName' => 'User2' } }; ####