sub getFiles { my @fileNames = [ "manimp1.txt", "manimp2.txt" ]; for my $i (0..$#fileNames) { open (FILE, "<", $fileNames[$i]) or die "Couldnt open file: $fileNames[$i]\n"; while () { $count++; my @line_array = split (/\t/, $_); chomp(@line_array); my $key = shift(@line_array); my $aref = [@line_array]; $newPrices{$key} = $aref; } delete ($newPrices{'Part Num.'}); } }