open(SRCFILE, $infile) or die print "Could not open $infile\n";

while($line=<SRCFILE>) {

##### prepare line data
$groupnumber=substr($line,863,9); # extract group number
$groupnumber =~ s/^\s+//; # Trim leading spaces
$groupnumber =~ s/\s+$//; # Trim trailing spaces

##### execute prepared sql statment with linedata parameter
$sth->execute($groupnumber) or die print "Unable to execute: $DBI::errstr\n";

##### fetch recordset
if ( $resultset = $sth->fetchrow_array()) {

 #
 # groupnumber is in the database (move to the next line)
 #

} else {

 # else there was no record in the database matching this query.
 # we'll place this record into the database now.

 print localtime() . " $groupnumber being inserted into database\n";

 $dbh->do("insert into part_group(part_group) Values  ($groupnumber)")
 or die print "Could not insert $groupnumber into part)group: $DBI::errstr\n";


}



}
close(SRCFILE);