Thank you so much guys.. so the primary function of the code is to search through the text files in the folder and print every line that includes a the exact match to the number (contained within the line). the secondary requirement is that IF after searching through all the files no single match is found of the number then print at the bottom that it was not matched

this is a sample of the data: 

Port      Name               Status       Vlan       Duplex  Speed
Fa0/1     Sohnsons           connected    1404         full    100 
Fa0/2     Sohnsons           connected    1404         full    100
Fa0/3     XYZ                connected    1221         full    100
Fa0/4     Sohnsons           notconnect   1404         full    100

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If you searched the files for 3 number (1404,1221,1234) 1234 would not be matched and printed, thus we would want "1234 not matched" printed. The code you presented worked really well for a single search, but we need to search multiple values

In reply to Re^4: Bolt on where a match is not found to a print script by Anonymous Monk
in thread Bolt on where a match is not found to a print script by Anonymous Monk

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