how to create a config file that a perl script will use.

[jonathan184]

Basically i am trying to make a config file

which will contain to sets of paths
for e.g - this file is called config.pl

#!/usr/bin/perl
 
#Path1
$sourcedir1 = '/home/test/srcdir1';
$destdir1 = '/home/test/srcdir1';
 
#Path2
$sourcedir2 = '/home/test/srcdir2';
$destdir2 = '/home/test/srcdir2';
 

Now the actual script file is called sort_script.pl

#!/usr/bin/perl
 
require "include.pl";
 
use File::Copy;
 
 $sourcedir1 = $src;
 $destdir1 =$dest
&myscript("$sourcedir1", "$destdir1");
 
$sourcedir2 = $src;
 $destdir2 =$dest
&myscript("$sourcedir2", "$destdir2");
sub myscript {
###### Actual script code here #######
code uses throught out the script $src and $dest variables
but needs to be defined outside sub area
}
 

Now how would i have the code run for path 1, run the code then when finished go to path 2 and run the code?

So how would i be able to run both paths from the config file.


Could somebody help me with this please.

[numberwhun]

First, why create a config file as a perl script? Why not create a text file containing 2 columns. One that is a variable and one that is the value.

ie:

<name>     <value>
<name>     <value>
.
.
.
 

The first column (<name>) is more of a reference for you so you know what it is. You would use a split to split each line up and grab the second field.

Second, you really need to "use strict" and "use warnings" or nobody will touch your code.

Regards,

Jeff

[KevinADC]

Why are you using a seperate file for the directory information?

Either use a hash or an array in the config file and loop through the hash or array in your main script.

[numberwhun]

Why are you using a seperate file for the directory information?

Either use a hash or an array in the config file and loop through the hash or array in your main script.

Well, one reason (and this is lessons learned) is that its always better to have a config file to edit with the directories in it, then to have a script that has to be edited. Once scripts are in Production they shouldn't be edited. The config file, however, is one place to edit without it being your script.

It was just a thought.

Jeff