@paths = (
"//johnsp/dist",
"//johnsp/dist",
"//johnsp/dist",
"//johnsp/dist",
"//johnsp/dist",
"//johnsp/dist"
);

foreach $dir (@paths) {
	my $tmp;
	print "looking in $dir\n";
	$tmp = glob("$dir/*.txt");
	print  glob("$dir/*.txt"), "\n";
	print "set tmp to $tmp\n\n";
}

Output:
looking in //johnsp/dist
//johnsp/dist/x86.txt
set tmp to //johnsp/dist/x86.txt

looking in //johnsp/dist
//johnsp/dist/x86.txt
set tmp to

looking in //johnsp/dist
//johnsp/dist/x86.txt
set tmp to //johnsp/dist/x86.txt

looking in //johnsp/dist
//johnsp/dist/x86.txt
set tmp to

looking in //johnsp/dist
//johnsp/dist/x86.txt
set tmp to //johnsp/dist/x86.txt

looking in //johnsp/dist
//johnsp/dist/x86.txt
set tmp to