sub slurp { my $file =shift; my $save = $/; undef $/; open FIL, "$file"; my $input= ; close FIL; my @list = split /$save/, $input; $/ = $save; return @list; } #### my @list = ; #### my $input = do { local $/; }; #### for (my $i=1; $i <= $pop->Count(); $i++) #### for my $i(1..$pop->Count())