Within this context  last does not does not skip the  continue block.

  LINE: while (<LINE_INPUT>){
      
      print "I am here B\n";
      chomp;
      
      my $entry_no_old = $entry_no_new;   # a bit of a work around use
+d here
      


 if ($_ =~ /^(\d{1,3})\t(\d{3,5})/){
      
      next LINE if $1 < $start_point;
      print "I am here C\n";
      $entry_no_new = $1;
      
      last LINE if ($entry_no_new > $entry_no_old);
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