I have text file ,results.txt which has 2 things:

1.a newline character

2.a string "hello"

The following script of mine opens the results,reads each line .If it finds for the the string "hello", it sends a mail.If it does not find "hello". it does nothing.But the problem the mail is sent for both cases.Can you please figure whats the problem in the foll in script:

#!/usr/bin/perl
use MIME::Lite;
$pattern ='hello';

    my $msg = MIME::Lite->new(
    From    => 'rajyalakshmi.bangar@eternoinfotech.com',
    To      => 'bangar.rajyalakshmi@gmail.com',
    Type    => 'multipart/mixed',
    Subject => "Fetch issues as on $dateFile'",
);
$msg->attach(
    Type     => 'TEXT',
    Data     => "Hi,Please find attachement for Fetch issues as on '$d
+ateFile'",
);

$msg->attach(
    Type     => 'text',
    Path     => 'results.txt',
    Filename => 'results.txt',
);

#sysopen($FILE,$filepath,o_RDWR) or die "could find the file";
open FILE, "<results.txt" or die "Can't open results output file: $!";
while (my $line=<FILE>)
        {
        if($line=~m/\b$pattern/)
                {
                print " match";
                $msg->send;
                 }
       }
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The mail is send for both foll conditions:

1. if($line=~m/\b$pattern/)
2. if($line!~m/\b$pattern/)

ie:ideally if match is found and the conditon is if($line!~m/\b$pattern/),the mail should not be sent

But if remove the new line character from the results.txt,the conditions work fine

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