#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my @results_file=(1,1,1,0,1); print "at least one zero" if (grep{/0/}@results_file); __END__ prints: at least one zero #### print "at least one zero" if (grep {$_ == 0}@results_file); #### #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my @results_file=(1,1,1,0,1); if (grep {/0/}@results_file ) #if (grep {$_ == 0}@results_file) #numeric value { print"\n--FAIL--"; } else { print "\n--PASS--STATUS\n"; print "\n@results_file\n"; }