Text::CSV::Simple is a little too simple, without making it complicated, to do the job for large files. Below is version using Text::CSV_XS.

use strict; use warnings 'all'; use Text::CSV_XS; my $parser = Text::CSV_XS->new ({sep_char => "\t"}); while (<DATA>) { next if ! length $_; if (! $parser->parse ($_)) { warn "Error parsing: $_"; next; } my @columns = $parser->fields(); next if ! defined $columns[19]; print "$columns[0], $columns[1], $columns[7], $columns[18], $columns +[19]\n"; }
__DATA__ # Exchange System Attendant Version 6.5.7226.0 # Date Time client-ip Client-hostname Partner-Name Serv +er-hostname server-IP Recipient-Address Event-ID MSGID + Priority Recipient-Report-Status total-bytes Number-Recipie +nts Origination-Time Encryption service-Version Linked-MS +GID Message-Subject Sender-Address 2005-9-10 0:0:16 GMT - - - storming - Someoneg@ao +l.com 1027 2433A69xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx795006DB02DADF78@storming.Dom +ain.name1 0 0 11927 1 2005-9-10 0:0:16 GMT 0 - + c=US;a= ;p=AMSCAN;l=storming-050910000016Z-212788 Fw: Hey Ugly l +ine expansion and re-offer EX:/O=org/OU=Site/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=Ause +r - 2005-9-10 0:0:16 GMT - - - storming - c1r3ai4g@ao +l.com 1019 2433A690xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx5006DB02DADF78@storming.Doma +in.name1 0 0 11927 1 2005-9-10 0:0:16 GMT 0 - + - Fw: Hey Ugly line expansion and re-offer - - 2005-9-10 0:0:16 GMT - - - storming - c1r3ai4g@ao +l.com 1025 2433A6xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx95006DB02DADF78@storming.Domai +n.name1 0 0 11927 1 2005-9-10 0:0:16 GMT 0 - +- Fw: Hey Ugly line expansion and re-offer - - 2005-9-10 0:0:16 GMT - - - storming - c1r3ai4g@ao +l.com 1024 2433A690Fxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx6795006DB02DADF78@storming. +Domain.name1 0 0 11927 1 2005-9-10 0:0:16 GMT 0 +- - Fw: Hey Ugly line expansion and re-offer - - 2005-9-10 0:0:17 GMT - - - storming - c1r3ai4g@ao +l.com 1033 2433Axxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx428E5EE4C6795006DB02DADF78@stor +ming.Domain.name1 0 0 11927 1 2005-9-10 0:0:16 GMT +0 - - Fw: Hey Ugly line expansion and re-offer Auser@Doma +in.name - 2005-9-10 0:0:17 GMT - - - storming - c1r3ai4g@ao +l.com 1020 2433A69xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx95006DB02DADF78@storming.Doma +in.name1 0 0 11927 1 2005-9-10 0:0:16 GMT 0 - + - Fw: Hey Ugly line expansion and re-offer Auser@Domain.name + -

Prints:

# Date, Time, Recipient-Address, Message-Subject, Sender-Address 2005-9-10, 0:0:16 GMT, Someoneg@aol.com, Fw: Hey Ugly line expansion a +nd re-offer, EX:/O=org/OU=Site/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=Auser 2005-9-10, 0:0:16 GMT, c1r3ai4g@aol.com, Fw: Hey Ugly line expansion a +nd re-offer, - 2005-9-10, 0:0:16 GMT, c1r3ai4g@aol.com, Fw: Hey Ugly line expansion a +nd re-offer, - 2005-9-10, 0:0:16 GMT, c1r3ai4g@aol.com, Fw: Hey Ugly line expansion a +nd re-offer, - 2005-9-10, 0:0:17 GMT, c1r3ai4g@aol.com, Fw: Hey Ugly line expansion a +nd re-offer, Auser@Domain.name 2005-9-10, 0:0:17 GMT, c1r3ai4g@aol.com, Fw: Hey Ugly line expansion a +nd re-offer, Auser@Domain.name
Update: s/CVS/CSV/g

Perl is Huffman encoded by design.

In reply to Re: Extracting data from each line that matches a email address from a Log file (Tab delimited) by GrandFather
in thread Extracting data from each line that matches a email address from a Log file (Tab delimited) by Motomo94

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