open( INFILE, "<$filename" ) || die "$!\n"; open( OUTFILE, ">>dataload.errs" ) || die "$!\n"; while ( $line = ) { if ( "***M" eq substr $line => 0, 4 ) { print OUTFILE $line; } if ( "!!!" eq substr $line => 0, 3 ) { print OUTFILE $line; } if ( "@@@" eq substr $line => 0, 3 ) { print OUTFILE $line; } } close( INFILE ); close( OUTFILE );