A variation: If the data file is large, you may want to avoid slurping it all into memory. In which case, set the input record separator $/ to a suitable string:

#! perl use strict; use warnings; use feature 'say'; { local $/ = 'TLE - Tag Logical Element'; while (<DATA>) { say "$1 $2" if /FQName\s+'(.*?)'.*\|-\s+'(.*?)'/s; } } __DATA__ <as before>

(Regex based on hdb’s ++answer.) Output:

12:17 >perl 802_SoPW.pl ENVELOPEID 5172986 CUSTOMER_NAME Acme Inc KUNDNAVN BANANA AIRLINES ZIP_CODE SE-971 74 COUNTRY SE FAKTURA 5643452 KONTRAKT 90234342 REGISTER AF89729 DATO 16.12.13 12:17 >

Hope that helps,

Athanasius <°(((><contra mundum Iustus alius egestas vitae, eros Piratica,


In reply to Re: Multiline regexp question by Athanasius
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