Another approach: File select_1.pl: 

use warnings;
use strict;

use Data::Dump;  # for development/debug


# you will have to open and process some kind of config file,
# but i will use __DATA__

my %services;

while (my $record = <DATA>) {
    my ($n, $service) = $record =~ m{
        \A (\d+) \s* : \s* (.*?) \s* \z
        }xms;
    if (! defined($n) or ! defined($service)) {
        die "bad config file record '$record'"
        }
    if (exists $services{$n}) {
        die "duplicated service number $n: '$service'";
        }
    $services{$n} = $service;
    }

# dd \%services;  # FOR DEBUG

print "$_: $services{$_} \n" for sort { $a <=> $b } keys %services;

my $n;
CHOICE: {
    print "Please choose a number from the list above: ";
    chomp($n = <STDIN>);
    last CHOICE if exists $services{$n};
    print "'$n' is not on the list. Please choose again. \n";
    redo CHOICE;
    }

print "You chose $n: '$services{$n}' \n";


__DATA__
1: Recturing Svc
2: Finance
9: Payments
19: Mobile
29: Bankers

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Output: 
c:\@Work\Perl\monks\perlDevsWorld>perl select_1.pl
1: Recturing Svc
2: Finance
9: Payments
19: Mobile
29: Bankers
Please choose a number from the list above: 3
'3' is not on the list. Please choose again.
Please choose a number from the list above: xx
'xx' is not on the list. Please choose again.
Please choose a number from the list above: 9
You chose 9: 'Payments'

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In reply to Re: pattern string match while reading from the file by AnomalousMonk
in thread pattern string match while reading from the file by perlDevsWorld

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