In addition to the comments from the others:

@$lines = join "\n", @$lines;

Basically, this is your issue - you're joining the lines into a single string, which is why your loop runs only once. This line probably isn't necessary - unless you had a specific reason for putting it there? It'd be best if you insert more debugging output - for example, put the use Data::Dumper; $Data::Dumper::Useqq=1; at the top of the program, and then do a print Dumper($lines); before the join, and maybe once more right after the rdfile, to see how the array changes as your program runs.

BTW, it's best if you Use strict and warnings!

In reply to Re^5: Store the outcome of a foreach loop in an array by haukex
in thread Store the outcome of a foreach loop in an array by perl_5eeker

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