I have a problem with 'format'. If you have a Close for the filehandle before a re-open of the same filehandle into a different filestring, the headings don't work. The file test2 doesn't have the headings. 

#!/usr/local/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
open(DM,">c:/test1.txt");
my ($r_fran,$r_par,$r_con,$r_pcode,$r_ser,$r_add1,$r_add2,$r_email,$r_
+acc,$r_name)
=("aaa","123","321","bs11","o","14 street","town",'sp@here',"00123","s
+cott");
my $edate=localtime(time);
format DM_TOP =
                          High Value Report for depot @<<<< on @<<<<<<
+<<<<<<<<<<<<<<        page @##
                                                      ,$r_fran, $edate
+,                          $%

Parcel Number    Account      Consignment      Name & Address         
+  Postcode     Srvc
-------------    -------      -----------      --------------         
+  --------     ----

.


format DM =
@<<<<<<<<<<<<    @<<<<<<<<    @<<<<<<<<<<<<    @<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<  
+  @<<<<<<<<    @<<<<
$r_par,          $r_acc,      $r_con,          $r_name,               
+  $r_pcode,    $r_ser
                                               @<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
                                               $r_add1
                                               @<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
                                               $r_add2

       Driver Signature                          Superviser Signature

-----------------------------------       ----------------------------
+-------

       Driver Signature                          Superviser Signature

-----------------------------------       ----------------------------
+-------


.
write DM;
close DM;
open(DM,">c:/test2.txt");
($r_fran,$r_par,$r_con,$r_pcode,$r_ser,$r_add1,$r_add2,$r_email,$r_acc
+,$r_name)
=("zzz","123","321","bs11","o","14 street","town",'sp@here',"00123","s
+cott");
$edate=localtime(time);
write DM;
close DM;

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2006-03-24 Retitled by Arunbear, as per Monastery guidelines
Original title: 'Format'

In reply to Format headers and filehandles by bitman

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