!#c:\perl\bin print "Content-type: text/html\n\n"; open(MYFILE, "c:/personnel.dat") || die print "Error encountered opening file ... $!"; while(defined($dataline=<MYFILE>)) { print "Reading file ...<br>"; @fields = split(/ /, $dataline); } foreach $field(@fields) { print "$field <br>"; } close(MYFILE);