Pattern Matching $errstr out of Sybase

[Rice, Wayne R (Sybase)]

Does anyone have an idea of how to test for the existence of a string, say
'failed', in variable $errstr which is returned after a Sybase call.  See
below...  I know there is this string in $errstr but cannot get a true...
Please help

    system("isql -SRICEWR_RS -Usa -P
-iC:\\winnt\\system32\\adminwhoisdown.sql");

    $_ = $errstr;
    if (/failed/) {print "failed found in $errstr";}
    print "\n$errstr\n"; 

Thanks,
Wayne Rice
Sybase, Inc.
Bethesda, MD
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