Process a configuration file

process_config.pl

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#  Process Configuration File
#
#  First, open the file and apply a file handle.
#  Second, take the next record and store in a variable
#  Third, chomp to remove the newline
#  Fourth, split the line on the separator (change if needed) and store in variables
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open(CONFIG, "./myfile.config");

$config_record = <CONFIG>;
chomp($config_record);
($parameter1, $value1) = split(/\s+/, $config_record);

$config_record = <CONFIG>;
chomp($config_record);
($parameter2, $value2) = split(/\s+/, $config_record);

$config_record = <CONFIG>;
chomp($config_record);
($parameter3, $value3) = split(/\s+/, $config_record);