use 5.14.0; my $muster = "Hier langer Vorname 50#Hier der 50er Nachname #"; say "Vorname: ", substr($muster, 0, 50); say "Nachname: ", substr($muster, 51, 50); say "Zeile vorher: ", $muster; substr($muster, 0, 50) = "!" x 50; substr($muster, 51, 50) = "*" x 50; say "Zeile nachher: ", $muster;