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Maybe your lines don't start with what's in $SEARCH actually?

Please post a short, self-contained script and the input data that reproduce the problem. This helps us to help you better.

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Re^2: Line starting with
by Saved (Beadle) on Mar 12, 2010 at 15:01 UTC
    Thanx much for your response. I found my problem. I am use Blank line separated records, and my code is not searching for "lines" that start with, but "records" that start with. You have been of help a number of times, and it is appreciated. Thank You