$line =~ s/\w*\s*[:upper:]{2}\s(\d{5}\s*(\d{3][-\s]*\d{3}-\d{4})\s*(.*)$//; ($custCity, $custState, $custZip, $custTel, $custComments) =($1, $2, $3, $4, $5); $line =~ s/(\d*)\s*(.*)\s*(\d*.*)$/; ($custNum, $custName, $custStreet) = ($1, $2, $3);