#!/usr/local/bin/perl
use strict;

#$cnip = $ENV{'QUERY_STRING'}; 
#Uhm where is this coming from???
print "\n"," "x22,"Look Up NPANXX Info\n";
print " "x19,"="x30,"\n";
print " "x19,"Please enter NPANXX:";
my $cnip;
chomp($cnip=<STDIN>);
if($cnip =~ /\d{6}/){ &npa1 } 
else{ print "\n"," "x21,"Valid NPANXX not entered!\n"; }

sub npa1 {
open(TECH,"<tech3") || die "Oops : $!";
while(<TECH>) 
{ if (/$cnip/) 
  { my (@cnip) = split(/\:/);
     print "\n"," "x16,"="x40,"\n";
     print " "x16,"NPANXX   Line   Switch MSR&CUSTGP VMX";
     print " "x16,"$cnip $cnip[1]  $cnip[2]    $cnip[3] $cnip[4]    $c
+nip[5]";
     print " "x16,"="x40,"\n\n";
  }
}
close(TECH);
}
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Just a guess...

Greetz
Beatnik
... Quidquid perl dictum sit, altum viditur.