Hi , I am using following code
#!/usr/local/bin/perl # Main program use warnings; use strict; my $file = "c:\backup.pl"; open(FH,$file) || die " can't open a file"; my $pattern = '\w\s\w'; my $input = <>; print "yes got the match " if $input =~ /$pattern/; but i am getting following error Name "main::FH" used only once: possible typo at C:\irfan\search.pl line 9. can't open a file at C:\irfan\search.pl line 9. can anybody plz help me out Regards Irfan Sayed