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#!/usr/bin/perl

use strict;

my @retCodes_values;

open my $read_log_file, '<', '/tmp/app.log' or die $!;

while(<$read_log_file>){
next unless /retCode\=/;
   my ($string, $exit_code) = split /retCode\=/,$_,2;
   push @retCodes_values, [ $string, $exit_code ];
}

foreach(@retCodes_values) {

if ($_!=~3) {

read 2nd log file;
read 3rd log file;

}
}

exit;

__END__


D:\PerlMonks>test2.pl
Bareword found where operator expected at D:\PerlMonks\test2.pl line 1
+9, near "2nd"
        (Missing operator before nd?)
Bareword found where operator expected at D:\PerlMonks\test2.pl line 2
+0, near "3rd"
        (Missing operator before rd?)
Not enough arguments for read at D:\PerlMonks\test2.pl line 19, near "
+2nd "
syntax error at D:\PerlMonks\test2.pl line 19, near "2nd "
Not enough arguments for read at D:\PerlMonks\test2.pl line 20, near "
+3rd "
syntax error at D:\PerlMonks\test2.pl line 20, near "3rd "
Execution of D:\PerlMonks\test2.pl aborted due to compilation errors.

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In reply to Re^3: Do not run code even if one element has matched exit code value by marinersk
in thread Do not run code even if one element has matched exit code value by jayu_rao

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