my $csv = Text::CSV->new ({ auto_diag => 1, binary => 1, allow_loose_quotes => 1, escape_char => "\\", }); # Header is 'TRI,Release#,ChemName,RegNum,Year,Pounds,Grams' my %value; $csv->bind_columns (\@value{@{$csv->getline ($release_fh)}}); while ($csv->getline_hr ($release_fh)) { { no warnings "numeric"; $value{Pounds} == 0.0 && $value->{Grams} == 0.0 and warn "Release $value->{'Release#'} is weightless\n"; } print $value{"TRI"}, $value{"Release#"}, $value{"ChemName"}, $value{"RegNum"}, $value{"Year"}, $value{"Pounds"}, $value{"Grams"}; }