Thanx for your help! The final code is below! it works now!! 
my $status_check=$w->Button(-text=> 'UP',

    -fg=>'black',

    -bg=>'red',

    -activebackground=>'red',

    -activeforeground=>'black');


my $status_email=$w->Button(-text=> 'DOWN',

    -fg=>'black',

    -bg=>'red',

    -activebackground=>'red',

    -activeforeground=>'black');


$w->repeat(500,sub{&status_check});



sub status_check

    {
    my @temp=`ps -ef | grep check.pl`;

    foreach (@temp)

        {

        if ($_=~/^kevin\s+\d{4,5}\s+\d{1,5}\s+\d{1,5}\s+\d{2}:\d{2}\s+
+pts\/2\s+\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2} perl \/home\/Kevin\/Desktop\/ip\/check.pl/
+)

            {$check=1;}

        }
    
if (($check)==1)

        {

        $status_check->configure(-bg=>'green',

        -activebackground=>'green',

        -text=>'UP');

        }

    else

        {

        $status_check->configure(-bg=>'red',

        -activebackground=>'red',

        -text=>'DOWN');
    
    }

    my @temp=`ps -ef | grep email.pl`;

    foreach (@temp)

        {

        if ($_=~/^kevin\s+\d{4,5}\s+\d{1,5}\s+\d{1,5}\s+\d{2}:\d{2}\s+
+pts\/2\s+\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2} perl \/home\/Kevin\/Desktop\/spam\/email.p
+l/)

            {$email=1;}

        }

    if (($email)==1)

        {

        $status_email->configure(-bg=>'green',

        -activebackground=>'green',

        -text=>'UP');

        }
    
else

        {

        $status_email->configure(-bg=>'red',

        -activebackground=>'red',
    
    -text=>'DOWN');

        }

    undef($email);

    undef($check);

    }

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in thread Tk process monitoring by K_M_McMahon

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