The XML, saved as script.xml:

<config>
  <profile name="Test">
    <dat_file_location>e:\</dat_file_location>
    <logdir>Test</logdir>
    <drop_script>n_a</drop_script>
    <database_type>MSSQL</database_type>
    <scripts_sql_dlt>blah</scripts_sql_dlt>
    <TNS-DSN_name>SwissTest</TNS-DSN_name>
    <db_user>db_builder</db_user>
    <password>pass</password>
    <log_file>Test.log</log_file>
    <single_sql_file>create_db.sql</single_sql_file>
    <single_dlt_file>blah</single_dlt_file>
  </profile>
  <profile name="Live">
    <dat_file_location>e:\</dat_file_location>
    <logdir>Live</logdir>
    <drop_script>n_a</drop_script>
    <database_type>MSSQL</database_type>
    <scripts_sql_dlt>blah</scripts_sql_dlt>
    <TNS-DSN_name>Live</TNS-DSN_name>
    <db_user>db_builder</db_user>
    <password>pass</password>
    <log_file>Live.log</log_file>
    <single_sql_file>create_db.sql</single_sql_file>
    <single_dlt_file>blah</single_dlt_file>
  </profile>
</config>
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The code, saved as script.pl:

# Load XML Config file...
use XML::Simple;
my $config = XMLin();

# Find the right config...
# This should be the only commandline argument
my $desired_config = $ARGV[0];

# Dump the config file....
use Data::Dumper;
print Dumper($config);
print $config->{$desired_config}->{database_type};
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And calling it as "script.pl Test" I am not able to get it to work...

I have tried all of the following:

print $config->{profile}->{$desired_config}->{database_type};
print "\nTest1\n";
print $config->{profile}->{config}=>$desired_config->{database_type};
print "\nTest2\n";
print $config->{profile}->{config => $desired_config}->{database_type}
+;
print "\nTest3\n";
# Below is the only one that works....
# It is hardcoded...
print $config->{profile}->{Test}->{database_type}; 
print "\nTest4\n";
print $config->{$desired_config}->{database_type};
print "\nTest5\n";
print $config->{profile}->{$desired_config}->{database_type};
print "\nTest6\n";
print $config->{profile}=>{$desired_config}->{database_type};
print "\nTest7\n";
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I need to be able to specify the config from the command line...

Thanks,
amonotod