Can I place a FILE into an @array and parse it for information..? Would it be faster than just parsing a file..? I am starting with somthing like this code sample listed below...


Thank's Darrick...

$logfile = 'c:\\path\\file.name'; # Ascii txt file

open(FILE, "$logfile"); # open logfile for reading
   @txtfile = <FILE>;
  close(FILE);
   foreach $txtline(@txtfile) {
##### Get Server Variable #####
   if ($txtline =~ /\bJob server:/) {
    chomp ($server = $txtline);
   $server =~ s/Job server: //;
   }
##### Get Client Variable ####
   if ($txtline =~ /\bJob name:/) {
    chomp ($client = $txtline);
    $client =~ s/Job name: //;
    $client =~ s/ -.*//;
   }
 }
print "$client is backed up on $server"; # just an example but you get the point

listed Below is a small example of the txt file I am parsing

======================================================================
Job server: Some_Server
Job name: Some_Client - INC
Job started: Monday, March 10, 2003 at 9:30:02 PM
Job type: Backup
Log file: BEX78.txt
======================================================================

In reply to File to @array then parse like a file by dbrock

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