I can't believe I missed that. I had conditioned so many of the other substr's to prevent issues and just complete missed that one. However, after clearing that out I am still getting on uninitialized error. Below is the sample input data and the output up to the error:

INPUT

                                                                 06

   01720168-00000000257980

                                      123 N PLAZA HWY 123
                                       172016-8

        SOME COMPANY INC.              ANOTHER COMPNAY OF SOMWHERE
        P O BOX 1234                  123 STREET RD.  
        CITY   KY 12345               SUITE#  1234
                                      CITY,    ST  12345








                                        6/23/2014            $257.98



  ANOTHER COMPNAY OF SOMWHERE                              6/23/2014
 123 STREET RD.                     172016-8               6/09/2014
 CITY,    ST  12345                                          $257.98



 02CS   4/30   5/28           3117.0    3259.0      142.0
 Meter #    C204508                                 142.0     232.99
 Pipe Replacement Pgm SNR Comm                                  3.27
 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT TARIFF                                   .03
 3.00% Rate Increase County Co Sc Tax on 236.29                 7.09
 6.00% State Tax on 243.38                                     14.60

                                 Current Charges              257.98

                                 Previous Amount Due          351.60
                                 Payment Received  5/22       351.60CR

                                 Total Amount Due             257.98













                     1-877-123-1234               66.0  28       142.0
 8:00am to 4:00pm                                 58.6  30       203.0
                                                  70.3  28       174.0

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OUTPUT

elt 1 0 is 00001
elt 1 1 is 00001111
elt 1 2 is 06
elt 1 3 is 01720168-00000000257980
elt 1 4 is 172016-8
elt 1 5 is SOME COMPANY INC.
elt 1 6 is 123 STREET RD.
elt 1 7 is CITY,    ST  12345
elt 1 8 is 
elt 1 9 is ANOTHER COMPNAY OF SOMWHERE
elt 1 10 is 123 STREET RD.
elt 1 11 is SUITE#  1234
elt 1 12 is CITY,    ST  12345
elt 1 13 is ANOTHER COMPNAY OF SOMWHERE
elt 1 14 is 123 STREET RD.
elt 1 15 is CITY,    ST  12345
elt 1 16 is 
elt 1 17 is 6/23/2014
elt 1 18 is 6/09/2014
elt 1 19 is $257.98
elt 1 20 is $257.98
elt 1 21 is 1-877-123-1234
elt 1 22 is c66.0
elt 1 23 is 58.6
elt 1 24 is 70.3
elt 1 25 is 28
elt 1 26 is 30
elt 1 27 is 28
elt 1 28 is c142.0
elt 1 29 is 203.0
elt 1 30 is 174.0
elt 1 31 is 257.98
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at c:/perl/c
+onvert2.pl
 line 45.
elt 1 32 is
elt

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In reply to Re^2: Undef and Unitialized Issue by Pharazon
in thread Undef and Unitialized Issue by Pharazon

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