I assume you mean something like this (you really should've clarified, and for that I point you to What makes a bad question? Before You Post ... How (Not) To Ask A Question How to ask questions the smart way ) 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;

my $String = "Noo S pro NpppT Nop| NPP";
my $LongString = "YYY DDD $String RRR PPP";
my $Pattern1 = qr{N[^P]{2,4}[S|T]};
my $Pattern2 = qr{DDD\s};
for my $m ( $LongString =~ m{($Pattern1|$Pattern2)}g ) {
    print "Yes! $m\n";
}
__END__

Yes! DDD 
Yes! Noo S
Yes! NpppT
Yes! Nop|

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Because you didn't format your question properly, I point you to site how to and (OBE) The Perl Monks FAQ

Because it's interesting, and potentially of use, I point you to Why I like functional programming by tilly.

I suggest you give a good gander to all of the links I provided you with (you might not get instant satisfaction, but you'll find 'em all useful, even if it takes a little while)

In reply to Re: pattern matching by PodMaster
in thread pattern matching by rani

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