RE: which module to read configuration file?

There is code available from my wizard at http://www.rtbaileyphd.com/perlwizard that is doing something fairly similar to what you described. Use PerlWizard to generate a simple test program, run it once, and then examine the contents of the pwiz subirectory, which is where the config files go. T

PerlWizard - A free wizard for automatic Perl software code generation using simple forms

Summary. PerlWizard quickly generates front ends for user-friendly Perl scripts for Unix and Windows, with emphasis on the user interface, managing defaults files, and providing help. The generated user interface supplies defaults for unentered options, va