@select = ( ['AAA','A Description',1,0], ['BBB','B Description',0,0], ['CCC','C Description',0,0], ['DDD','D Description',1,0], ['EEE','E Description',1,0], ); for (my $i=0; $i<@select; $i++) { $length++ if($select[$i][2]); } print "\nSelective Length : ", $length; =output 3 =cut