What I have is a text file with the following text that repeats but the data is different: 
Subject: Lab Test Log #1946
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 10:56:15 -0500 (CDT)
From: JUDY F <judyf@elgiloy.com>
To: HAMPSHIRE - KUR <hampsc@combmet.com>

FAILED HV HRD.
I'LL CONT. TEST @ SHERRY'S
CLAY, UNLESS I HEAR FFM. YOU.
THANKS JUDY

ELP - HAMPSHIRE(21)                                           06-01-00
+  10:54:34
JUDY F TERM # 171     LAB TEST LOG - LAB #1946                       P
+AGE #  1
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+----------
Date In        05-30-00 1:00pm
In Initials    JF
Lab Test Type  Final
Tag #          116014
Customer
In Comments    RTR 10342
               COIL B
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+----------
Status         Non-Conforming
Date Out       06-01-00 10:52am
Out Initials   JF
Lot Code       H88231C
Out Comments   @.0075 T 102538 Y 39121 E 70% HRD.83 HRB
               (*159HV1KG)7RA B 3.48 DL .25 @ S.L.PER
               SUS. IGA /DOES NOT MEET WARD HV HRD.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
+----------
** ORDERS **
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+----------
21 12136-1    COMBINED METALS OF CHICAGO

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The code that I have to read this file is the following: 
#!/bin/perl

$delimiter = ",";
$i=0;
while(<>)
{
 chomp;
 if ($_ =~ /^Subject:/){
    @subject[$i] = $_;
    @subject[$i] =~ s/^Subject:(\D+)(\d+)/$2/e;
    }
 ...
 ... (more if statements to select what I need)
 ... (the concatenating part between the words
      "Out Comments" and "----") 

 if ($_ =~ /^Lot Code/){
    @lotCode[$i] = $_;
    @lotCode[$i]=~ s/^Lot Code(\s+)(\w+)/$2/e;
    $i++;
    }
open OUTPUT, ">>data.txt";

# $allvar=join(',', $tag,$lotCode);
# $result=$allvar;
}
for ($j=0; $j < $i; $j++)
{
  print OUTPUT "@subject[$j];@failed[$j];@monthi[$j]/@dayi[$j]/@yeari[
+$j];@routerval[$j];" .
        "@tag[$j];@montho[$j]/@dayo[$j]/@yearo[$j];@lotCode[$j];@comme
+ntso[$j]\n";
  print "@subject[$j];@failed[$j];@monthi[$j]/@dayi[$j]/@yeari[$j];@ro
+uterval[$j];" .
        "@tag[$j];@montho[$j]/@dayo[$j]/@yearo[$j];@lotCode[$j];@comme
+ntso[$j]\n";
}

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Ok, how do I concatenate the lines between "Out Comments" and the first "----"? Thank you

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