Change .* to .*?

my $str='"fld":{xz.,"val":"x"},"fldA":{afd;ladf,"val":"valid y"},"fldB
+":{adsa;afda,"val":"invalid val x"}...';
my $fldNm="fldA";
if ( $str =~ /"$fldNm".*?"val":"([^"]+)"/ ) {   # "
  print "\n Val = $1 \n";
}
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