The issue is that you go back and forth between number and string representation. In $main_balance = $main_balance - $debit; the minus is a numeric operation, so perl translates your string into numbers, where the number of displayed digits is not memorized. Your format function turns it back into a string, but the formatting already has been lost.

I think your best option is Number::Format, which will output the expected format wheter the input is already a number, or a string representation (if the string doesn't already includes thousands separator, "900,000" will be interpreted as the number 900).

Also the sigil @ is used to fetch several elements, and $ a single one. So even if you are using a single element from an array, $ has to be used (see perldata). The second element of the array @fields should therefore be $fields[1] instead. Perl will actually complain about this if warnings are activated (which they should be).

Edit: turned $fields1 into $fields[1], thanks AnomalousMonk

In reply to Re: Issue getting value from text file and keep decimal by Eily
in thread Issue getting value from text file and keep decimal by jason.jackal

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