Just looking for some comments to see if something like this exists already, or even if there is any intrest for it. I was thinking about a way to include variables inside a configuration file so that parameters did not need to be so strict. Maybe something like this:

variables used directly in the cfg file
1) 

InstallDir = /usr/local/me

....

cfgFile = [InstallDir]/conf/me.cfg

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or passed within the object construction
2)

cfgFile = [ConfigDir]me.cfg
...

my $cfg = "me.cfg";
my $configDir = "/usr/local/me/conf/"; # Unix/Linux
#my $configDir = "C:\\Program Files\\me\\conf\\"; # Win32
my $vars = new ModuleName($cfg, ConfigDir => $configDir);

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well there it is .. in all it's glory, would kinda like to know if there is anything out there that does this.

Thanx

In reply to Variables in Config Files.... by slydog

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