open (DATAFILE3, $prog);
@lines = <DATAFILE3>;
close(DATAFILE3);

$lines[76] =~ s/^(\S+\s+\S+).*/$1/;
print "$lines[76]><br>\n"

##</code><code>##

open (DATAFILE3, $prog);
while (<DATAFILE3>) {
     next if 1 .. 75; # flip-flop operator
     $line = $_;
     last;
}
# $line has the 76th line, do your stuff now.

close(DATAFILE3);