This provides a unique value for each data item. It combines a row ID ($.) and a field ID ($i). 

# data_read

use strict;
use warnings;

while (<DATA>)
{
    chomp;
    my @data = split;
    for (my $i = 0; $i <= $#data; ++$i)
    {
        print "$._$i = $data[$i]\n";
    }
}

__DATA__
qwerty qwerty qwerty asdf zxcv 1234 
qwerty qwerty qwerty asdf zxcv

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Here's the output: 

[ ~/tmp ] $ perl data_read
1_0 = qwerty
1_1 = qwerty
1_2 = qwerty
1_3 = asdf
1_4 = zxcv
1_5 = 1234
2_0 = qwerty
2_1 = qwerty
2_2 = qwerty
2_3 = asdf
2_4 = zxcv
[ ~/tmp ] $

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Here's a perl.com article which describes $. and other special variables.

Regards,

PN5

In reply to Re^3: newbie attempting to extract by Prior Nacre V
in thread newbie attempting to extract by jamaas

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