In Too much Hash?? you say "I'm sure this is something stupid, but I've been staring at this code and trying things for hours on this mess. "

Spending hours on writing a mess you can't even finish instead of using a module (Config::IniFiles) becase you're "trying to keep from using any non-standard modules. Makes it alot easier for maintanance." is exactly what perrin was talking about in Re: Death and Return of TIMTOWTDI.