Are you sure you are even opening the input file? It would seem to me that if you aren't even seeing "test" output to STDOUT then nothing is being read by the file handle <SUBNET> and therefore you are falling out of your loop prior to the prints.

Given that you don't show how you are opening your file handle though I am just taking a S.W.A.G.

Pressing just a little further, when you open your file handle are you catching error as in the following example:

and if you are what if any errors are you seeing?

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In reply to Re: strange LDAP bust by blue_cowdawg
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