open (RD, "input.txt") or die; @Read = ; close (RD); open (WR2, ">>output.txt") or die; $count=0; $C="1999-1041"; for ($read=0; $read <= $#Read; $read++) { if($Read[$read] !~ /$C/) { $count++; print WR2"$count=$C\n"; } }