I don't know what else I can think my data is. The example data I supplied is what it is.

The crux of my code is

    open(INFILE,"$ew_sites_file") || die "Cant open $ew_sites_file for
+ reading $!\n";
    while($line = <INFILE>) {
        chomp $line;
        ($unused, $site, $date, $city, $state, $facility, $unused, $dd
+url) = split(/\t/,$line); #tab-delimited file
        $ddrul =~ s/"//g;
        $ddurl =~ s/\r//;  #lose that bad newline break
        
        #build the registration site lookup flatfile : state and javas
+cript URL    
        open(OUTFILE,">>$ew_regist_parse_file") || die "cant open $ew_
+regist_parse_file, $!\n"; 
        print OUTFILE "$state|$start_tag$site$inbetween$city$inbetween
+$state$inbetween$date$inbetween$ddurl$semicolon$city, $state : $date$
+endtag\n";
        close OUTFILE;        
        
        #build the locations flatfile            
        open(OUT2FILE,">>$ew_locate_parse_file") || die "cant open $ew
+_locate_parse_file, $!\n"; 
        print OUT2FILE "$state|$city|$facility|$date|$ddurl\n";
        close OUT2FILE;
    }
    close INFILE;

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The warnings say that the $ddrul =~ s/"//g; is using an initalized value, which I don't understand because it is. The output is two files, an example of one (the simpler one) is:

TX|Austin|University of Texas at Austin|11-Oct| http://www.utexas.edu/
+cee/tcc/forms/tcclargemap.pdf
TX|Houston|University of Houston - Clear Lake|19-Oct|"http://prtl.uhcl
+.edu/portal/page?_pageid=328,217631,328_217645&_dad=portal&_schema=PO
+RTALP"
TX|El Paso|University of Texas - El Paso|25-Oct| http://www.utep.edu/s
+earch/campusmaplarge.html

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Still with the extra quotes.

In reply to Re^2: Replacing a pesky pair of quotes. by hmbscully
in thread Replacing a pesky pair of quotes. by hmbscully

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