Question

I have to grab a configuration directive from multiple configuration files for a series of identical web applications, each in their own folders.

I have the code to step through and open each file, in it’s own folder. what I am lacking is a statement that will return the value specified in the config:

$variable="value"

I want to search for $variable, and return with "value" , perform my operation with that value, and close the file.

I know it’s got to be something simple I am forgetting. Anyone have some hints?

Answer 1

You could use several of the existing config modules from CPAN (Searching for Config for example)

There are modules for almost all flavours and needs of config files: (Examples)

• Config::General
• Config::Auto
• Config::INIPlus
• Config::YAML

Don’t reinvent the wheel by coding another configuration module.