hi, i'm new to perl....i have two files: file1=> 
andrew     15   1.3 
jason      18   1.2
john       23   2.1
patrick    21   2.2

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and file2 => 
jeane      15   3.2
andrew     14   1.1
andrew     15   1.3

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and i want to compare each name in the first column of file1 to all the names in file2, and if i find a match, compare the second columns of the people with the same name and if they are the same print it out, else go to the next name.......i'm new to perl, so anyone with any kind of tips on how to go about doing this will help a lot...thanks

In reply to help with search and match by Anonymous Monk

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