Please help me oh wise monks. My boss(not a professor) needs this code to work for a client, but I can't seem to accomplish his goals the way he wants to. I will post my code and try to explain as best I can. Any help would be appreciated. 
$DAT = "/where/my/file/is";

Main:
{
    &Open_File;
    &Read_File;
    &Close_File;

    &Sort_File(@Claim_Number);
}

sub Sort_File {
   @T = sort { $a <=> $b || $a cmp $b } @_;
   foreach $T(@T){ 
   }
    for ($x = 0; $x < $sz; $x++){
      print "$Claim_Number[$T[$x]]\n";#this is the format + of the cod
+e statement that my boss wants in the program. He + wants to be able 
+to replace $Claim_Number with another field.
    }
}
sub Read_File {
     $sz = 0;
     while(<CLAIMS>)
    {
       $x = $_;
       while(length($x gt 0))
       {
       $_ = substr($x, 0, 434);
       $x = substr($x, 434);
       $_ = " ".$_;

       $Claim_Batch_Number[$sz] = substr($_,1,8);
       $Claim_Number[$sz] = substr($_,9,6);
       $Claim_Type[$sz] = substr($_,15,2); 
       $Payment_Direct[$sz] = substr($_,17,2);
       $Pharmacy_Number[$sz] = substr($_,19,6);
       $Chain_Number[$sz] = substr($_,25,4);
       $Pharmacy_Name[$sz] = substr($_,29,30);
       $Reject_Code_1[$sz] = substr($_,59,4);
       $Reject_Code_2[$sz] = substr($_,63,4);
       $RX_Number[$sz] = substr($_,67,8);
       $RX_Date[$sz] = substr($_,75,8);
       $Drug_Type_Code[$sz] = substr($_,83,2);
       $National_Drug_Code[$sz] = substr($_,85,11);
       $Product_Name[$sz] = substr($_,96,25);
       $NewRefill_Indicator[$sz] = substr($_,121,1);
       $Metric_Quantity[$sz] = substr($_,122,8);
       $Days_Supply[$sz] = substr($_,130,3);
       $Ingredient_Cost_Billed[$sz] = substr($_,133,8);
       $Ingredient_Cost_Paid[$sz] = substr($_,141,8);
       $Dispensing_Fee[$sz] = substr($_,149,8);
       $Copay[$sz] = substr($_,157,8);
       $Tax[$sz] = substr($_,165,6);
       $Total_Amount_Paid[$sz] = substr($_,171,8);
       $UCR_Amount[$sz] = substr($_,179,8);
       $Member_Birthdate[$sz] = substr($_,187,8);
       $Member_Sex[$sz] = substr($_,195,1);
       $Cardholder_Number[$sz] = substr($_,196,10);
       $Member_Number[$sz] = substr($_,206,2);
       $Alternater_Card_Number[$sz]= substr($_,208,20);
       $Patient_Relationship[$sz] = substr($_,228,2);
       $Physician_Number[$sz] = substr($_,230,14);
       $Diagnosis_Code[$sz] = substr($_,244,6);
       $PDM_System_Number[$sz] = substr($_,250,4);
       $PDM_Sponsor_Number[$sz] = substr($_,254,8);
       $PDM_Group_Number[$sz] = substr($_,262,16);
       $Group_Number[$sz] = substr($_,278,20);
       $Generic_Code[$sz] = substr($_,298,1);
       $Mac_Number[$sz] = substr($_,299,2);
       $Daw_Indicator[$sz] = substr($_,301,1);
       $Therapeutic_Class_Code[$sz] = substr($_,302,6);
       $RX_OTC_Code[$sz] = substr($_,308,1);
       $GPI[$sz] = substr($_,309,14);
       $Exception_Code[$sz] = substr($_,323,2);
       $Override_Code[$sz] = substr($_,325,2);
       $Period_Ending[$sz] = substr($_,327,8);
       $Paid_Date[$sz] = substr($_,335,8);
       $Compound_Code[$sz] = substr($_,343,2);
       $Batch_Date[$sz] = substr($_,345,8);
       $Claim_Counter[$sz] = substr($_,353,2);
       $Mail_Order[$sz] = substr($_,355,1);
       $Benefit_Code[$sz] = substr($_,356,16);
       $AWP[$sz] = substr($_,372,8);
       $Claim_Indicator[$sz] = substr($_,380,1);
       $Drug_Preference_Indicator[$sz] = substr($_,381,1);
       $Pricing_Indicator[$sz] = substr($_,382,1);
       $Drug_Manufacturer[$sz] = substr($_,383,10);
       $Controlled_Substance[$sz] = substr($_,393,5);
       $Patient_Last_Name[$sz] = substr($_,398,20);
       $Patient_First_Name[$sz] = substr($_,418,15);
       $Patient_Middle_Initial[$sz] = substr($_,433,1);
       $Third_Party_Code[$sz] = substr($_,434,1);
       $sz++;
       }
    }#End While
}
sub Open_File {
  open(CLAIMS, $DAT) || die "CANNOT OPEN FILE";
}
sub Close_File {
  close(CLAIMS);
}
The output comes out as such:
002224
002224
002225
002250
002252
000340
003072
003074
003075
002419
002420
000760
000762
001537
001538
001539
001540
001541
000845
002982
000339
000340
000569
000584
002965
000099
003516
003519
003526
001371
001373
001374
002733
000142
000142
000144
000146
000148
000106
000776
003047
Also contains many bland fields below, but I am not sure if + they wil
+l show up on the question.

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Please help me. I don't understand his statement and how to achieve it. Any help would be appreciated.
Prince99

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