my $config = Config::Tiny->new; $config = Config::Tiny->read('myconfig_imagetransfer'); $logFileName = $config->{TRUNK}->{LOG_FILE}; chomp $logFileName; #my $tempVar = '/home/ad/prod/logs/test.log'; my $tempVar = $logFileName; open($logFile, '>>', $tempVar) or die "Could not open file $tempVar $!"; #### myconfig_imagetransfer [TRUNK] SOURCE_DIR = /home/ad/prod/war TARGET_DIR = /app/tomcat6/trunkcurrent/webapps LOG_FILE = '/home/ad/prod/logs/test.log'