How about this: 

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
###############################################################
use strict;
use Data::Dumper;

my $data=qq(key1=value1 key2=value2 key3=value3 key4=value4);
my $v={};

foreach my $pair (split(' ',$data)) {
  my($key,$value)=split('=',$pair);
  $v->{$key}=$value;
}

print Dumper($v);

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Yields:

$VAR1 = {
          'key1' => 'value1',
          'key2' => 'value2',
          'key3' => 'value3',
          'key4' => 'value4'
        };

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Alternatively you can do the following with the same results 

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
###############################################################
use strict;
use Data::Dumper;

my $data=qq(key1=value1 key2=value2 key3=value3 key4=value4);
my $v={};

map { my($k,$vl) = split('=',$_); 
      $v->{$k}=$vl;
    } split(' ',$data);

print Dumper($v);

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HTH

Peter L. BergholdSchooner Technology Consulting, Inc.
Peter@Berghold.Netwww.berghold.net

In reply to Re: Parsing Challenge by blue_cowdawg
in thread Parsing Challenge by symŽ

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