my %folders = ( 4464 => 'foldername_1', 4465 => 'foldername_2', 4466 => 'foldername_3', ); my @subfolders = split /\n/, <<'SUBFOLDER_LIST'; Folder 1298 - foldername_ten. subfolder 1299. subfolder 1300. Folder 1299 - foldername_eleven. No sub folders. Folder 1300 - foldername_twelve. No sub folders. Folder 1311 - foldername_thirteen. subfolder 1317. subfolder 1318. subfolder 1958. SUBFOLDER_LIST ;