the file content 
DD: 11/09/2009
AU: jas dimaano
PP: Employee ID list
PP: (489459) Jas = DS16 -> with SPi since 2005/04/04 AND with ECO ever
+ since
PP: Sam = FT35 -> resigned last 09-03-2008
PP: Evan = AT89 -> transferred last 20070605 to Journals
PP: there's more...
===
DD: july 11, 2009
AU: Jr s. Tolentino, -editor
PG: page 9
PP: Earn points now!
PP: Yes! You heard it right! (635436)

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my code foe the extract numeric id is 
#!usr/local/bin/perl

$filename = "input.txt";
open (FILE,"<$filename");
@fileinput=<FILE>;
close(FILE);

foreach $line(@fileinput)
{
 my $test=($line);

#add written by and capital the first letter of each word
  if($test=~s/AU: \b(\w+)|AU: \b(w+)\s\b(w+)/AU: Written by: \u$1 \u$2
+/g)
   {
     print $test;
   }
}

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the output went to DD: 11/09/2009 AU: jas dimaano PP: Employee ID list PP: Jas = DS16 -> with SPi since 2005/04/04 AND with ECO ever since PP: Sam = FT35 -> resigned last 09-03-2008 PP: Evan = AT89 -> transferred last 20070605 to Journals PP: there's more... === DD: july 11, 2009 AU: Jr s. Tolentino, -editor PG: page 9 PP: Earn points now! PP: Yes! You heard it right! <code>

Where's the numeric id go? how can I place it with the tag 'ID: ' above the AU: tag?

In reply to Where is now the extract numeric id in the parenthesis by allison

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