#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use YAML::Tiny; my $orders_yam = "./customers.yml"; #### TEST a YAML file my $yaml = YAML::Tiny->new(); ### Open the config my $yaml = YAML::Tiny->read( "$orders_yam" ) or die "Couldn't read file: errno($!) : errstr =", YAML::Tiny->errstr; my $root = $yaml->[1]->{email}; print "\nFirst item is: $root\n";