... my $found = 0; foreach my $carroadnameverify2 (@lines) { if ( $carroadnameverify2 =~ /$carroadnameverify/ ) { my $format = " %-13s %-15s %-12s %0s"; printf( "$format", split /\:/, "$carroadnameverify2" ); $found = 1; } } # END FILE LOOP printf("CAR RECORD NOT FOUND") if !$found; ...