#!/usr/bin/perl my $file = shift; open (LOG, "<$file"); my $tag1 = "11=Order53:1:1140693468"; @logarray=; foreach(@logarray){ if(($_=~ m/35=8/)&&($_ =~ m/$tag1/)){ printf ("$_\n"); } } #### $ perl t.pl fix.log 8=FIX.4.29=034435=849=EXLINK_COMPLEX56=COMPLEX_EXLINK50=COMPLEXGATE57=DBL9991134=552=20060223-11:18:3 31=L6096=0.000011=Order53:1:114069346814=0.000017=1118339840020=031=0.0000000032=0.000037=132710014138=1.000039=054=155=Tester60=20060223-11:18:33150=0151=1.0000109=Test23=0167=FUT200=200603207=Test 40=144=0.0000000010=026 $ #### sub readfile() { my($tag1,$tag2) = @_; open(FF, "<$fixmessageloc") || die ("Unable to open file: $!: readfile_rt \n"); my @logarray = ; if($debug){&writelog(1,"DEBUG: Entered into readfile_rt: passed ($tag1)($tag2)");} foreach(@logarray){ if(($_ =~ m/35=8/)&&($_ =~ m/$tag1/)){ if(($debug)&&($datadumperdebug)){&writelog(1,"DEBUG: readfile_rt: found string $_");} printf "Found = $_\n"; } }