Have you tried this module? Config::IniFiles http://search.cpan.org/author/WADG/Config-IniFiles-2.29/IniFiles.pm
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 4:22 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Perl-unix-users] portions of strings > > > Hi, > > 1. I need to read a configuration file of name/value > pairs and be able to > retrieve 'values of names' > > An eg. format of configuration file is > > DIR=d:\test > ACTION=BUY > ERROR=2345 > ACTION=SELL > > I want to write a subroutine to retrive the value > d:\test with an input > string 'DIR' say > > eg. get_value('DIR') should return d:\test > eg. get_value('ERROR') should return 2345 > > 2. It sould also check for duplicate 'names' (ie > more than one) > > eg. get_value('ACTION') should return an error cos > the name ACTION appears > more than once in the config file. > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Kwabena > > > > > _____________________________________________________ > > This transmission has been issued by a member of the > HSBC Group > "HSBC" for the information of the addressee only and > should not be > reproduced and / or distributed to any other person. > Each page attached > hereto must be read in conjunction with any > disclaimer which forms part > of it. Unless otherwise stated, this transmission is > neither an offer nor > the > solicitation of an offer to sell or purchase any > investment. Its contents > are > based on information obtained from sources believed > to be reliable but > HSBC makes no representation and accepts no > responsibility or liability as > to its completeness or accuracy. > > _______________________________________________ > Perl-Unix-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: > http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs > _______________________________________________ > Perl-Unix-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs ===== __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Perl-Unix-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
