I have a comma-delimited file of a portfolio management system, i understand that by using a ($var1,$var2) = split(/,/) i can get the fields i need out, the trouble is my while <FILE> handle isnt working. By this i mean ,i cannot get this while loop to loop to the next line. i keep getting the same line being stripped and broken up over and over again. ive tried WHILE $var =~ /\n/ and the \r parameters. but it still wont loop. any ideas guys ? thx (only worked with perl for a month now,logic is fine,syntax is fine,just find one or two things bugging hehe) The file looks like this (01655 etc indicates the start of a new line) 
0165593,P,SHF     ,AWJ   ,001,001,01,METBOX,00000044869,00000311839.55
+,00000006.9500000,25/01/01,ZAR,000000779.60
0165594,P,SHF     ,AWJ   ,001,001,01,LINCWD,00000023602,00000164033.90
+,00000006.9500000,25/01/01,ZAR,000000410.08

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In reply to Stripping a seemingly complicated comma-delimited file by jamesSA

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