while () { next unless /\S/; # Skip whitespace lines if (/^ \s* Daniel \s+ Lastname \s* $/x) { $printto = "Daniel"; } elsif (/^ \s* Steffi \s+ Lastname \s* $/x) { $printto = "Steffi"; } elsif ($printto eq "Daniel") { print DANIEL $_; } elsif ($printto eq "Steffi") { print STEFFI $_; } }