in reply to Re^2: Regex to extract number from text file
in thread Regex to extract number from text file

You need to change the code: 
my $search =~ m/ClearQuest\: \(Total of 18 licenses issued\; Total of 
+(\d+)/;

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to: 
(my $search)=$_=~ m/ClearQuest\: \(Total of 18 licenses issued\; Total
+ of (\d+)/;

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