O’Holy and knowledgeable Ones,….Greetings.

I have this simple data 
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-------------------- show switchname ------------------
CCC217_ANG_GREEN
******************************************************************
-------------------- show interface brief ------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------
mgmt0                    up         10.33.81.54/20    100 Mbps  1500

----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------
Interface         Vsan  Admin    Status         Oper   Oper    IP
                        Trunk                   Mode   Speed   Address
                        Mode                           (Gbps)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------
port-channel 1    1050  on       trunking       TE     4       --
port-channel 3    1     on       trunking       TE     2       --
******************************************************************

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And I have this equally simple code 
#! c:/perl/bin/perl.exe 
use strict;
#undef $/;
#local $/;
my $eof_tmp = $/;
#$/="";
open (FILE,"$ARGV[0]") || die "\n$!: $ARGV[0]\n";
my $Rec = {};

while (my $Info = <FILE>)
{
   undef $/;
   $Rec->{Switchname} = $1 if ($Info =~ /-+ show switchname -+\n(\w+)/
+sm);
   $/ = $eof_tmp;
   $Rec->{PortChannel_Num} = $1 if ($Info =~ /^(port-channel \d+)$/); 
+      
}

print "Switch Name: \t$Rec->{Switchname}\n";
print "Port Channel Number: \t$Rec->{PortChannel_Num}\n";

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The strange thing is; if I comment out undef $/ or local $/; then I would only get a value to either $Rec->{Switchname} or $Rec->{PortChannel_Num}! Never both at the same time! Not really sure why is this. I have tried anony-hashes before and they always worked, but not on this occasion.

Can someone please enlighten me on why is this happening and how can I remedy this problem?

Thanks

Blackadder

In reply to $/ is playing havoc with my script. by blackadder

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