... if ( $sum > 310 ) { my $sum2 = "volemd"; #chomp($sum2); not needed $line =~ s/(.*?)\,(.*?)\,(.*?)\,(.*?)\,(.*?)\,(.*?)/$1\,$2\,$3\,$sum2,$5,$6/g; } elsif ( $sum == 70 ) { my $sum3 = "volemd1"; #chomp($sum3); not needed $line =~ s/(.*?)\,(.*?)\,(.*?)\,(.*?)\,(.*?)\,(.*?)/$1\,$2\,$3\,$sum3,$5,$6/g; } ...