This might not work as I expect it to, but . . . 

local $/ = '%%%';
# Assume 'FH' is input file, opened elswhere
my @records;
while(my $line = <FH>) {
    $line =~ s/%%%//;

    # Remove any beginning or trailing whitespace
    # NOTE: Using \A and \z instead of ^ and $ is critical
    $line =~ s/\A \s*  (.*?)  \s* \z/$1/x;

    my %rec = split /[:\n]/, $line;
    push @records, \%rec;
}

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@records should now hold an array-of-hashes containing the name/value pairs of your data. This may fail for some data, such as if a ':' appears anywhere besides splitting the name/value pairs in the file. It depends on the fact that the flattend list comming out of split can be coerced into a hash.

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Note: All code is untested, unless otherwise stated

In reply to Re: Scanning a text file by hardburn
in thread Scanning a text file by Anonymous Monk

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