I have a database of users that is pipe delimeted. From this database, I am creating a mailing list. I think the following code is on track but I am not sure how to test all the lines in the new file. Any help or suggestions would be really appreciated.

open (regfile, ">>$datadir/projects\.dat") || "Cannot open File1.";
my @regfile = <regfile>;
close (regfile);

open (NEWFILE,">>$datadir/subscribe\.dat") || "Cannot open File2.";

foreach $i (@regfile) {
    ($b, $b, $b, $b, $base_email, $b, $b, $b) = split (/\|/, $i);
    If ($base_email\|$name\|$date\|$format ne ANY LINE IN NEWFILE) {
        print NEWFILE "$base_email\|$name\|$date\|$format\n";
    }
}

close (NEWFILE);

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Thanks,
Jeff

In reply to How to delete lines with similar data by Jeffro Tull

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