I think what I would do is first write a small test script to see if the config file was being read correctly. Something like (using your config file)
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use Data::Dumper;
my $cnf_file = q{config.txt};
my %cnf = read_config($cnf_file);
print Dumper \%cnf;
sub read_config {
my $file = shift;
open my $fh, q{<}, $file
or die qq{cant open *$file* to read: $!};
my %cnf;
while (my $line = <$fh>){
chomp $line;
next unless $line;
next if $line =~ /^#/;
my ($key, $value) = split /\s+=\s+/, $line;
if ($key eq q{To}){
push @{$cnf{$key}}, $value;
}
else{
$cnf{$key} = $value;
}
}
return %cnf;
}
output
$VAR1 = {
'MediumAlarmThreshold' => '2',
'SMTP_Server' => 'smtp.isp.com',
'LowAlarmThreshold' => '3',
'LogRotateHour' => '0',
'To' => [
'emailaddress@yahoo.ca',
'someotheremailaddress@yahoo.ca'
],
'HighAlarmThreshold' => '1',
'From' => 'Script@domain.com'
};
As you can see, the
To key holds an array ref. Which is, apparently, what Mail::Sender requires.
If the output is indeed as you expect I would consider a second test script which just sends a dummy email to those email addresses.
This approach has many advantages. You take on one problem at a time (which is my top limit :-) and you end up with a collection of subs you are confident with. Also, if you hit a particular snag with one of the subs you have a simple script that you can post here and which monks can download and run. This approach, in my experience, will result in a lot more help and solutions.
Try the script above. If it appears ok, write your test_send_email and see if that's ok.
If there are still snags, you know where we live. :-)
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