Hi, Iam unable to debug this code. pls help me. here is the code :
open(FILE,"build.txt") ||die "cannot open \n"; print "select which build you want to enter\n"; $build=<STDIN>; while(<FILE>) { if(/$build/) { print "you selected $build\n"; #here it should print next 3 0r 4 lines until space comes } else { print "$build is not found\n"; } } If build1 is found it should print next 3 lines (or till space comes) for ex build.txt file : build1 rpm_1; rpm_2; qwe_3; build2 qwe-1; asd_2; asd_3; -----Original Message----- From: Prasanthi Tenneti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 18 November, 2001 12:43 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: pattern matching Hi, Iam a beginner in perl.I have one question, Iam trying to write one prog,in which i have to search for one word in a file, If I found that word,print next 4 lines. PLs help me,how to write code. cheers, prasa. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]