stored_proc_list => [ 'sproc1', 'sproc2', 'sproc3' ]
update_stats_xref => { 'sproc2' => 'update_table2' }
logfile => somefile.txt

##</code><code>##

my $temp_value = q(\'/Path/to/log.txt');
my $value = eval $temp_value;  

# This one results in no value for $value and coredumps
$value = $$value;
print "New \$value = $value\n";

# This one does what I want it to do
( $value ) = ( $$value );
print "New \$value = $value\n";