print "Doing some work ..."; &doSomWork(); print "Done\n"; print "Doing some ping ..."; &doSomePing(); print "Done\n"; print "Checking threshold ..."; if ($yadayadaya < $yodolodolo) { die "Horrible death"; } Print "Done\n"; #### C:\temp>myScript.pl Doing some work --> Done. Doing some ping --> Done. Doing something else --> Done. Number of machines to be LAPC'd (178) below threshhold (700), please investigate ! at I:\perl\lapc.pl line 41. Checking Threshold --> C:\temp>