First, thank you, everyone, for your tips, suggestions, etc.

I'm getting extremely frustrated which isn't helping solve anything. Here's my latest bit of code. 

{
 open my $textfile, '<', 'C:\Users\msmolik\Desktop\PERL test stuff\tes
+tfile.log' or die $!;
   
 while ( my $line =~ m/ccParty<(.+)> DTMF<(.+)>/ ) {
  print "$line\n"; 
}
}
{
  close $textfile;
  }

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This returns nothing:

C:\Users\msmolik\Desktop\PERL test stuff>testingperl.pl

C:\Users\msmolik\Desktop\PERL test stuff>

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I've shortened my data file to 5 lines which contains 2 lines (the first and last) that "should" match my search. My data file contains the following lines: 

2011-12-21 00:23:06.904520%%0f-1f-16%%DB1%% ccParty<0x31A99> Port<1-14
+-7-22> DTMF<4>
2011-12-21 00:21:57.729881%%0f-1f-15%%TRF%% Received event <lmevtVOICE
+_PATH_MODE_CHANGE> cc<lmccSTATE_CHANGED> R<otLIF_PORT:0x4107003> D<ot
+PARTY_OBJECT:0x80B4B> T<otUNKNOWN:0x0> SRC<otLIF_PORT:0x4107003> Addr
+<01-15-0c>
2011-12-21 00:23:06.904667%%0f-1f-16%%DB2%% ccParty<0x31A99> next CF<2
+1>
2011-12-21 00:23:06.904765%%0f-1f-16%%DB2%% ccParty<0x31A99> CF<21> I<
+0>
2011-12-21 00:24:20.423024%%0f-1f-16%%DB1%% ccParty<0x31A9A> Port<1-14
+-7-23> DTMF<4>

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At this point I'm done. I have to take a timeout or I'll just leave this endeavor because I'm so frustrated.

In reply to Re^3: Perl = Greek to me by smolikmd
in thread Perl = Greek to me by smolikmd

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