#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my $logfile = "/buildarea/logfile.log"; my $buildmsg = ""; open(FH,"$logifle") or die "Can't open $logfile"; $_=; if(/BUILD SUCCESSFUL/i){ $buildmsg = "BUILD SUCCESSFUL"; close FH; } else{ $buildmsg = $_; while(){ $buildmsg .= $_; } close FH; }