The data I'm parsing is difficult. The presentation text of the document is referenced by PTX. A PTX::TRN contains data and is the only piece of data that is surrounded by quotes. That's why I test for it early in the loop.

Here we can see the first two pieces of data are "Office" and "Hours". Ugly way to search I know.
The ( $x != "Patient" ) helps me keep from putting in everything else (like "Office") into the xml node Description.

PTX – Presentation Text Data

PTX::STO – Set Text Orientation
Orientation 0000 
WrapDirection 2d00 

PTX::AMI – Absolute Move Inline
6480 

PTX::AMB – Absolute Move Baseline
1982 

PTX::SCFL – Set Coded Font Local
3 

PTX::TRN – Transparent Data
"Office" 

PTX::AMI – Absolute Move Inline
7079 

PTX::TRN – Transparent Data
"Hours"
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When I put this print in the match condition I want to break the loop, the print comes along at the right place, it's just that the loop continues.

        if ( $x =~ m/^Patient/ ) {
        print "matched here ";
        #goto WID;
            last WID;
        }
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Tried the goto (even going to the originating sub routine, but to no avail. Here's the output:

<Page id="2">
<DATE>06/09/08</DATE>
<DESCRIPTION>3 PHARMACY</DESCRIPTION>
<AMOUNT>36.00</AMOUNT>
<DATE>06/09/08</DATE>
<DESCRIPTION>1 LABORATORY</DESCRIPTION>
<AMOUNT>35.00</AMOUNT>
<DATE>06/09/08</DATE>
<DESCRIPTION>1 EMERGENCY SVCS</DESCRIPTION>
<AMOUNT>1,159.00</AMOUNT>
<DATE>06/09/08</DATE>
<DESCRIPTION>3 PULMONARY FUNCTION</DESCRIPTION>
<AMOUNT>246.00</AMOUNT>
<DATE>06/09/08</DATE>
<DESCRIPTION>3 THERAPEUTIC SERV</DESCRIPTION>
<AMOUNT>111.00</AMOUNT>
<TOTAL>$1,587.00</TOTAL>
matched here <DATE>10/08/08</DATE>
<DATE>06/09/08</DATE>
<DESCRIPTION>70247259</DESCRIPTION>
<DESCRIPTION>000000840423</DESCRIPTION>
<TOTAL>$68.54</TOTAL>
</Page>
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