foreach $file (glob('*.rtf')) { open(my $fh, $file) or die("Unable to open '$file': $!"); while (my $line = <$fh>) { if ($line =~ m/(Apple|Orange|Litchi)/i) { $Sheet->Cells($row,$col-1)->{'Value'} = $file; } } foreach my $files (glob('*.txt')) { open(my $fh1, $files) or die("Unable to open '$files': $!"); if ( grep /$file/i, <$fh1> ) { $Sheet->Cells($row,$col+1)->{'Value'} = $files; } else { $Sheet->Cells($row,$col+1)->{'Value'} = "No Text Files"; } $row=$row+1; close $fh1; } close($fh); } #### The ouput im expecting is as follows:- RTF File Name TXT File Name 1 No Text Files 2 a 3 No Text Files 4 b 5 c #### RTF File Name TXT File Name 1 No Text Files No Text Files No Text Files 2 a No Text Files No Text Files 3 No Text Files No Text Files No Text Files 4 No Text Files b No Text Files 5 No Text Files No Text Files c