Script
 #!/usr/bin/perl -w 

 use strict;

 while (my $input = <DATA>){
 my ($name,$num,$addr,$date,$n) = split(/:/, $input);
 print "$name\n", if $name = s/William Kopf/Siegfield/ig;
 }

__DATA__

 Tommy Savage: 408–72 4–0140: 12 2 2 Oxbow Court, Sunnyvale, CA 94087:
+ 5/19/66: 34200
 50 Lesle Kerstin: 408–456–1234: 4 Harvard Square, Boston, MA 02133: 4
+/22/62: 52600
 51 Jon DeLoach: 408–253–3 122: 12 3 Park St. , San Jose, CA 94086: 7/
+25/53: 85100
 52 Ephram Hardy: 293–259–5395: 2 3 5 Carlton Lane, Joliet, IL 73858: 
+8/12/20: 56700
 53 Betty Boop: 245–836–83 57: 63 5 Cutesy Lane, Hollywood, CA 91464: 
+6/23/23: 14500
 54 William Kopf: 846–83 6–2837: 693 7 Ware Road, Milton, PA 93756: 9/
+21/46: 43500
 55 Norma Corder: 397–857–2735: 74 Pine Street, Dearborn, MI 23874: 3/
+28/45: 245700
 56 James Ikeda: 834–938–8376: 2 3 445 Aster Ave. , Allentown, NJ 8374
+5: 12/1/38: 45000
 57 Lori Gortz: 327–832–5728: 3465 Mirlo Street, Peabody, MA 34756: 10
+/2/65: 35200
 58 Barbara Kerz: 385–57 3 –8326: 83 2 Ponce Drive, Gary, IN 83756: 12
+/15/46: 268500

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Result
Use of uninitialized value $_ in substitution (s///) at ./exer1.pl lin
+e 45, <DATA> line 1.
Use of uninitialized value $_ in substitution (s///) at ./exer1.pl lin
+e 45, <DATA> line 2.
./exer1.pl line 45, <DATA> line 8.

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Can anyone explain why I am getting it. Thanks!!

In reply to regex problem by pinnacle

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