Hi, I have an xml file at a location (ex: c:\temp\var.xml). In this file, there are several scalar variables in a single line. Scalars with one space between them. For example, file text looks like this:

$foo='abc' $id=12 $text_code='tech' $task_number=4 $bar='xyz' $coo="nzy" $crew='eleven'

My question: How can I get the value of $task_number from the above file. This value should be considered unknown and is a digit 1 to 9. I tried using the below part of the code but it didn't work. Thanks for any input in advance. 

my $file="c:\\temp\\var.xml";
my $line;
my $task_number;
if(-e $file){
open(READ, "<$file")|| die "cannot open file\n\n";
while($line=<READ>){
my @array = split(/\s/,$line);
my $task_number =~/\$task_number=(\d)/, @array;
print $1"\n\n";
}
close (READ);
}

#Then use that $1 value for something else.

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