#!/usr/bin/perl use 5.014001; use warnings; use Text::CSV_XS qw( csv ); my $line = '11/21/2022,Payment,"Transfer to Smith, account 2",,USD,,123.60,'; say "IN: $line"; my $aoa = csv (in => \$line); my ($fDate, $fType, $fDetails, $fRef, $fCurrency, $fAmount, $fPaidOut, $fFees) = @{$aoa->[0]}; printf "\n Date: %s; Type: %s; \n". " Details: %s\n Reference: %s\n". " Currency: %s; Amount: %s; PaidOut: %s; Fees: %s;\n", $fDate, $fType, $fDetails, $fRef, $fCurrency, $fAmount, $fPaidOut, $fFees; #### my $aoa = csv (in => \$line); #### my $aoa = csv (in => $file); #### foreach my $record (@$aoa) { my ($date, $type, $dtls, $ref, $curr, $amt, $paid, $fees) = @$record; ...; }