in reply to data manipulation

G'day Thomas,

Sorry mate. None of this looks like Perl. Frankly, I'm hard-pressed to think of a non-Perl syntax where this would be valid. Of course, a hoard of Perl-poets may claim this to be untenable and prove me wrong; all good!

Please see "Short, Self-Contained, Correct Example" for a better way to present your question.

— Ken