seaver,
Here is code that will work for the limited data sample you provided:
while ( <DATA> ) { my @col = /^(\w{3}) (.{1,5})\s+(\w+)\s+([01?]) ([01?]) ([01?]) ([0 +1?]) ([01?])$/; print join "\t" , @col; print "\n"; }
Of course, depending on all the factors of your situation, there is likely a better solution - perhaps involving pre-processing. In any account - enjoy.

L~R

Update: Though it was perfectly fine, I changed .* to .{1,5} after reading about the constraint elswhere in the thread

In reply to Re: can't use unpack or split?? by Limbic~Region
in thread can't use unpack or split?? by seaver

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