@Files =( "filename=merilyn14.jpg.jpeg", "filename=...) $file = "filename=merilyn14.jpg.jpeg" #### foreach my $file (@Files) { if ($file =~ m/filename=(\d.*?)([a-zA-Z].*?)\.j/i) #### foreach my $file (@Files) { if (/^filename=(\d.*?)([a-zA-Z].*?)\.j/)