If you are looking for certain fields in the line(s) of text, this code will do the job. 
use strict;
use warnings;

my @lookfor = qw|PROTOCOL HOST PORT SID GLOBAL_NAME|;
my $search_regex = "(" . join( "|", @lookfor) . ")";
my %item;

my $inputstr = <DATA>;
chomp $inputstr;

while ($inputstr =~/$search_regex\s+(\S+)/g){
   $item{$1} = $2;
}

print qq|$_  = $item{$_}\n| for sort keys %item;
__DATA__
orclNetDescString DESCRIPTION ADDRESS PROTOCOL TCP HOST doa.sdasd.sdf.
+sdf. PORT 1521 CONNECT_DATA SID devdb GLOBAL_NAME devdb.discoveringmo
+rclSid devdb

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OUTPUT: 
GLOBAL_NAME  = devdb.discoveringmorclSid
HOST  = doa.sdasd.sdf.sdf.
PORT  = 1521
PROTOCOL  = TCP
SID  = devdb

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In reply to Re: Variable assignments flat file by NetWallah
in thread Variable assignments flat file by sfrisch@mt.gov

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