How can i skip the last line in a flatfile, which is like so: 
"ZYZYGY3",16-AUG-2002"
done,3485

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where 'done' is the first thing on the line...
I have tried the following and it reads the line unless i add an extra return..i have added (\n) to show formatting marks

while (<PAST>) {
    next until $. > 1;
    $contents[$co] = $_;
    next if $_ =  /^done/;
    next if m/^\s+$/;
    $co++;
    }

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"ZYZYGY1",16-AUG-2002"(\n)
"ZYZYGY2",16-AUG-2002"(\n)
"ZYZYGY3",16-AUG-2002"(\n)
done,3485(\n)

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but works and removes the last lines in this example when i add an extra return after 'done'... 
"ZYZYGY1",16-AUG-2002"(\n)
"ZYZYGY2",16-AUG-2002"(\n)
"ZYZYGY3",16-AUG-2002"(\n)
done,3485(\n)
(\n)

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the error gives me "Use of uninitialized value in string...." if i do not get rid of this last line in a foreach loop... tks monks!

In reply to term in last line of flatfile by alexiskb

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