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Code to get the value of a switch (in this case the switch is a single line file with a boolean value on it)
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getSwitchState.pl
my $switchName = "Debug Switch";
open($switchFileHandle,'<',$switchFile) || warn "cant open switch file $!";
$switch = <$switchFileHandle>;
close($switchFileHandle);
chomp($switch);
if($switch){$switch = "ON";}
else{$switch = "OFF";}
$switchString = "$switchName($switch)";
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