The closest you can get is to specify "a here document". That is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ my @array=(<<"END_DATA" =~ m/^\s*(.+)/gm) stuff in data more stuff data END_DATA ; my @array1=(<<"END_DATA1" =~ m/^\s*(.+)/gm) stuff in data1 more stuff data1 END_DATA1 ; print "\n This is DATA:\n@array\n\nThis is array1:\n@array1\n\n"; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can revise the REGEX to suit your purposes. __________________ William Ampeh (x3939) Federal Reserve Board -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
