Hi, I am trying to read a file as an multi dimensional array. The file looks like this: 

maps_c7    190_520        3195927 00    40     0K8632
maps_c7    210_520        3195928 00    41     0K8701
maps_c7    210_620       3195929 00    42     0K8702
maps_c7    230_560        3195930 00    43     0K8635
maps_c7    230_620        3195931 00    44     0K8703
maps_c7    230_660        3195932 00    45     0K8704
maps_c7    250_660        3195933 00    46     0K8638
maps_c7    250_800        3195934 00    47     0K8705
maps_c7    275_800        3195935 00    48     0K8640
maps_c7    300_860        3195936 00    49     0K8706
maps_c7    300_860_ER     3195937 00    50     0K8642
maps_c7    330_860_ER     3195938 00    51     0K8643
maps_c7    350_860_ER     3195939 00    52     0K8707
maps_c7    300_860_RV     3195940 00    53     0K8645
maps_c7    330_860_RV     3195941 00    54     0K8646
maps_c7    350_860_RV     3195942 00    55     0K8647
maps_c7    360_925_RV     3195943 00    56     0K9048

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I am trying to read this as an multidimensional array. ALl the strings in each of the rows and columns are of fixed length. I would like to check if each of the values has a valid value. What I have come up with so far: 
#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;

my @array;
my $line="";
my @data;
my @list;
my $maps_dir=""; 
my $dir=""; 
my $part_no="";
my $chg_lvl="";
my $int_lock="";
my $t_spec="";


open (FILE,"$file");
@data=<FILE>;
while(<FILE>)
{
    push @list, [split/s+/];
    
}

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I am unable to read the multidimensional array. Is it the correct way or am i missing something? I want to read it like this: $list[$x][$y]?? where $x is the number of rows and $y the number of columns?? Also say for instance:  $list[1][2]has no value how can i validate it? Just say if($list[$x][$y])?? Thanks in advance.

In reply to Reading a file as an multi dimensional array Please help by sas429s

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