#!/usr/bin/perl -w ##################################################### use strict; use Tie::File; tie my @ry,"Tie::File","myfile.txt"; my @data=( [ 'apple',12.2,'red' ], [ 'bannana', 33.3,'yellow'], [ 'pineapple', 17.2,'green'] ); foreach my $dat(@data){ push @ry,join(",",@{$dat}); } untie @ry; tie @ry,"Tie::File","myfile.txt"; my $t= $ry[1]; $ry[1]=$ry[0]; $ry[0]=$t; untie @ry; #### bannana,33.3,yellow apple,12.2,red pineapple,17.2,green