my $procount2 = 1; foreach my $readingframe2(@protein){ my $protein; print "string is $readingframe2\n"; my $fada; if($readingframe2 =~ /MHGR/){ print "$1\n"; ($protein)= $readingframe2 =~ /MHGR/; $fada = length($protein); print "motif is $protein\n"; if($fada >=1){ print "length of motif is $fada\n"; print OUT1 "Protein $procount2\n$protein\n"; $procount2++; } } }