SCRIPT TO GENERATE REPORT :

use warnings;

format DATA2=
------------------------------------------------------------
@<<<<<<<<<<<<<     @<<<<<<<<<      @#########     @########
$name              $format         $matches         $runs
------------------------------------------------------------
.

format DATA2_TOP=
                  Records/Data of the trio
============================================================
Name    Format of match     matches played      runs scored 
============================================================
.

open(DATA,"<C:/Perl/perl_tests/sports.txt");
@array=<DATA>;
close(DATA);
open(DATA2,">>c:/perl/perl_tests/blank.txt");
foreach(@array)
{
chop;
($name,$format,$matches,$runs)=(split(/!/));
write(DATA2);
}

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My sports.txt file is as follows: 

sports.txt file :


sachin tendulkar!ODI!434!12000
sachin tendulkar!Test!246!10900
sachin tendulkar!T20!189!5000
sourav ganguly!ODI!334!8000
sourav ganguly!Test!235!5000
sourav ganguly!T20!124!1800
rahul dravid!ODI!387!9000
rahul dravid!Test!212!5980
rahul dravid!T20!43!1345

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The formatted report which I am getting in blank.txt is the final report I want but here in this script the heading of the report i.e. "records/data of the trio" is directly given. how can I pass a variable in place of that title.?Any Help is appreciated!

In reply to How to pass a Format Heading from a variable? by ankit.tayal560

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