Passing Parameters in XML::Simple

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Hi All,

I’m using XML simple for my config and normally you would declare the config path as below:

use strict;
use XML::Simple;

my $config = XMLin(‘myConfig.xml’);

Is there a way of passing the config as a parameter to be entered at the command line? I was thinking something like the code below but it didn’t seem to work.

my $config = XMLin($ARGV[0]);

Would appreciate any help. Many thanks!

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Re: Passing Parameters in XML::Simple by Anonymous Monk on Oct 06, 2010 at 09:15 UTC
normally you would declare the config path as below:... Not with those angled quotes you wouldn't, you need regular quotes :) Is there a way of passing the config as a parameter to be entered at the command line? $ perl -le" print for @ARGV" "a b c" 1 2 3 a b c 1 2 3 $ [download] See perlrun, Behind the GUI lives the Shell	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Passing Parameters in XML::Simple by ikegami (Patriarch) on Oct 06, 2010 at 16:20 UTC
`my $config = XMLin($ARGV[0]);` is correct. It will use the first argument passed to the script, assuming `@ARGV` hasn't been modified.	[reply] [d/l] [select]