Hi PerlMonks,

I am interested to get the detailed information of the student using print function in the following script i.e. 3.pl so that the information can be printed easily on a text page. When I have used the scalar variable $result1, I have got wrong result i.e. 1. I am looking forward to Perl Monks for suggestions. I am at my wit's end to get the desrired result using print function.

Here goes the input file: rc.txt

A:50:r1
B:45:r2
C:40:r3

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The script 3.pl is given below:

use warnings;
use strict;   
########################
# DATABASE Input:    ###
#################################################### 
print "\n\n Please ENTER Database Name (.txt): ";
 my $DNAfilename=<STDIN>;
 chomp $DNAfilename;   
# open the file, or exit:  
 unless (open(DNAFILE, $DNAfilename) ) {
 print "Cannot open file \"$DNAfilename\"\n\n";
 exit;}    
 my @DNA= <DNAFILE>; 
print"\n $DNAfilename Database:\n\n";
print @DNA;
print"\n";
##########################
## CODE STARTS HERE:  
##########################
 {package Student;
   sub new {    
   my ($class, $name, $age, $regd_no)=@_;
        my $objref={ NAME => $name,
                     AGE => $age,
                     REGD_NO => $regd_no  
                   };   
        return bless $objref, $class;}

    sub display
    { my ($self) = @_;
      if ($self)
        { print ' Student Name:  ', $self->{NAME},      "\n";
            print ' Age (yr):    ', $self->{AGE},       "\n";
            print ' Regd no:     ', $self->{REGD_NO},   "\n";
          }
      }
   }    
my @students;  
open (DNAFILE, '<', $DNAfilename) or die "Perl says $!"; 
while (<DNAFILE>) {
  chomp; 
  push @students, Student->new(split /:/);
}    
print"\n WELCOME to Students' Database:\n"; 
print"\n Enter the Registration Number to view the details: ";
 my $reg=<STDIN>; chomp $reg; 
 my $result1=(find_student($reg)->display());
print"\n Detailed Information for Registration No. $reg:\n
 $result1\n";   

 sub find_student
  {my ($regd_no) = @_;
  print"\n\n";
  print"\n The details of the Regn No. $reg are:\n\n";
  for (@students) {
   return $_ if $_->{REGD_NO} eq $regd_no;
  }
  return undef;  
  }  
  print"\n\n";
exit;

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The cmd shows wrong result as shown below:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\x>cd desktop

C:\Users\x\Desktop>3.pl


 Please ENTER Database Name (.txt): rc.txt

 rc.txt Database:

A:50:r1
B:45:r2
C:40:r3


 WELCOME to Students' Database:

 Enter the Registration Number to view the details: r1


 The details of the Regn No. r1 are:

 Student Name:  A
 Age (yr):    50
 Regd no:     r1

 Detailed Information for Registration No. r1:

 1        # WRONG RESULT

C:\Users\x\Desktop>

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In reply to How can one use the print function to get the correct information? by supriyoch_2008

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