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I seem to have a problem reading a log file.
The following code seems to produce more output than i ask for.
   my $get = "Starting";
   open(FH, "$pd_zvkk") || die ("Unable to open pd_zvkk log file: $pd_
+zvkk : !$ \n");
   printf STDERR ("My get = $get \n");
   foreach (<FH>) {
    #printf STDERR if /$get/;
    chomp();
    unless($_ !~ /$get/) {
      printf STDERR ("String = $_ \n");
     }
   }

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Then the output i get when i parse a log file is.
[Mon Nov 14 09:54:54 2005] [error] [client 10.142.204.242] My get = St
+arting
[Mon Nov 14 09:54:54 2005] [error] [client 10.142.204.242] String = Fr
+i Aug 26 05:56:01 BST 2005  INFO: PD/ZVKK Load: Starting.
[Mon Nov 14 09:54:54 2005] [error] [client 10.142.204.242] My get =
[Mon Nov 14 09:54:54 2005] [error] [client 10.142.204.242] String = Fr
+i Aug 26 05:56:01 BST 2005  INFO: PD/ZVKK Load: Starting.
[Mon Nov 14 09:54:54 2005] [error] [client 10.142.204.242] String = Fr
+i Aug 26 05:56:01 BST 2005  INFO: PD/ZVKK Load: Removing old clientac
+c files.
[Mon Nov 14 09:54:54 2005] [error] [client 10.142.204.242] String = Fr
+i Aug 26 05:56:01 BST 2005  INFO: PD/ZVKK Load: Running the stored pr
+oc.
[Mon Nov 14 09:54:54 2005] [error] [client 10.142.204.242] String =
[Mon Nov 14 09:54:54 2005] [error] [client 10.142.204.242] String = PL
+/SQL procedure successfully completed.

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So it is printout out more data than required, can't seem to tell it when you find the result stop and parse it.

In reply to regex log file too many results by minixman

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