So the script works perfectly...however in the last while loop if you enter a wrong name it gives the correct results, but if you enter nothing and hit enter it yields the username and password you have entered previously. Long story short, I am trying to achieve the result "I'm sorry, there is no one here by that name, please try another name or type exit to end" when a user hits enter.

#!/usr/bin/perl



print "Type 'exit' at any time to end this program\n";

while(1)
{
       print "Please enter your first name\n";
       chomp ($fname =<STDIN>);
       exit if $fname eq 'exit';
          {
               last;
          }
       print "Please enter your last name\n";
       chomp ($lname =<STDIN>);
       exit if $lname eq 'exit';
          {
               last;
          }
       print "Please enter a password\n";
       chomp ($password =<STDIN>);
       exit if $password eq 'exit';
          {
               last;
          }
       print "Please enter 'done' or hit enter.\n";
       chomp ($ending =<STDIN>);
       exit if $ending eq 'exit';
       if ($ending eq '
' or 'done')
          {
               last;
          }
}

my $username = "$lname, $fname";
%name_hash;
$name_hash{$username} = $password;

print "To search for a user please type in a name and hit enter.\n";

while(<STDIN>) {
       chomp;
       exit if $_ eq 'exit';
       foreach my $key (keys %name_hash) {
               if ($key =~ m/$_/i) {
                       print "The username is $username and the passwo
+rd is $password, please enter another name to search\n";
               }
               else {
                       print "I'm sorry, there is no one here by that 
+name, please try another name or type exit to end.\n";
               }
       }
}
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