4 12 2003 #### open (IN, ") { s/(.*)<\/volume>//;$vol=$1; s/(.*)<\/issue>//;$iss=$1; s/(.*)<\/year>//;$yr=$1; } close(IN); print "Volume: $vol\n"; print "Issue: $iss\n"; print "Year: $yr\n"; #### Volume: 2003 Issue: 2003 Year: 2003 #### Volume: 4 Issue: 12 Year: 2003