So please whether you've been programming for a couple of years or like some of us 20 odd years please respond to the question not demonstrate petty prejudice!

The problem is, they *have* been responding to your question... You've just forgotten what you originally asked:

but there doesn't appear to be a "go to" facility in Perl can this be true? If so is there any other method available that will allow me to jump code given certain conditions?

You *did* ask if there were any other methods available to jump code, and Perl has a multitude of ways to do that without resorting to the infamous 'goto'.

And I, too, am a reformed mainframer with over 20 years in the business, and I wrote of my share of GOTO and PERFORM-THRU in my day... but in the last seven years (since I've been writing Perl) I haven't *needed* one.

That doesn't mean there's not occasions where it's appropriate, I just haven't had any reason to do it.

You asked for other methods... you shouldn't be surprised that you got 'em...