If your file is too big for slurping, you can set $/="*\n", so that you read mutiple lines each time. 

#! c:/perl/bin/perl.exe
#
#
$|++;
AUTOLOAD;

use strict;
use warnings 'all';
my $Rec;

$/ = "*\n"; ## Define the record separator to the end of the multiple 
+line record

while (<DATA>)
{
   chomp;
   next if ($_ eq "");
   $Rec->{$1} = $2 if ($_=~ /-+\s+show (switchname)\s+-+\n(\w+)\n\*+/m
+g);
   print "$1 $2\n";
}
close DATA;

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Note. You were missing an \n between (w+) and \*+. and as coded, $1 will always be 'switchname' and so the values will always overlay each other. I'm not sure what you were looking to do here?

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In reply to Re: Help with Multiple line RegEx by BrowserUk
in thread Help with Multiple line RegEx by blackadder

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