open(SNMPFILE,"+< $local_dir\/cpsnmpagent.cfg");
	@ARRAY = <SNMPFILE>;
	foreach $element (@ARRAY) {
		if ($element=~/^PABPT.ROW/) {
			print "$element matches\n";
			$element =~ s/$element//;
			print "element is now $element\n";
		}
	}
	seek(SNMPFILE,0,0);
	print SNMPFILE @ARRAY;
	truncate(SNMPFILE,tell(SNMPFILE));
	print SNMPFILE "$conf_chg0\n";
	close(SNMPFILE);


##</code><code>##

bash-2.03# PABPT.ROW.0= 1000 marks_pabs * 4211 pabd 1 1 5 password
 matches
element is now PABPT.ROW.0= 1000 marks_pabs * 4211 pabd 1 1 5 password

PABPT.ROW.0= 34567 pabs_works 10.41.0.70 4211 pabd 1 1 5 password
 matches
element is now