Hi, I want to read a file and copy the data into an array. The file whose contents needs to be copied is below:

#File name: auto.txt
#! usr/bin/perl -w

$Srvr_mngr = `C:\Siebel\WebClient\Bin\srvrmgr.exe`;

$Server_name = "server";

$User_name = "user";

$Password = "password";

$List_of_Values = `C:\Siebel\WebClient\Bin\ListOfValues.ifb`;

$Row_id = "Session id";
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Now see the code below that stored the file content into an array and further to Hash(Associative array.)

#! /usr/bin/perl

if(open(INFILE,"auto.txt")){
       
#Add the file contents to an array
@data = <INFILE>;
     
%edit = @data

}
else
{
        print "No such file or directory\n";
}
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Now I have the contents of the "auto.txt" in associative array "%edit". I want to assign keys to the elements of the file copied. Do I need to define the hash and assign each key to the variables. e.g

%edit = (e101 => 'Srvr_mngr ', e102 => 'Server_name', e103 => 'User_na
+me ', e104 => 'Password').......;
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or is there any other way to assign keys to the elements of the file "auto.txt". Please assist Cheers!! Ethen ---------------------- Hi, Thanks for the assitance, I have tried to do now this way. PFB first the contents of file "para.txt".

#para.txt
#this file contains the paramters to be used in the #command line.

SRVMNGR  = "E:\siebel\siebsrvr\bin\srvrmgr "
GATEWAY = "gateway server name"
ENTERPRISE SERVER  = "enterprise server name"
SERVER = "server name"
USER  = "user"
PASSWORD = "password"
SYSTEM_NAME = "WfProcMgr"
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Now I need to invoke a command line from my script. I have tried something like this.

#File name: "migrate.pl"

#This file will fetch the data from "para.txt" and use #them to invoke
+ the command line

open(INFD, "para.txt") or die "Error reading the file.....Please try a
+gain\n";

@str = <INFD>;

$i=0;
$edit = {};

while($i <= $#str)
{
    $line = $str[$i];
    chop($line);

    @lineContents = split(/=/, $line);

    $edit->{$lineContents[0]} = $lineContents[1];

#    print "one = $lineContents[0], two = $lineContents[1]\n";

    $i++;
}


foreach $i (keys (%$edit))
{
    
    print "Key = $i Val = $edit->{$i}\n";
}

@str1 = `SRVMNGR – g GATEWAY –e ENTERPRISE SERVER –s USER –p PASSWORD 
+–c”Run Task for comp SYSTEM_NAME processName="UDA Batch Deployment", 
+RowId=”Captured Session Id”`;

print @str1; #I doubt if this will invoke the command line
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Now, it is required that when this command line is invoked in “migrate.pl”, lets say e.g SRVMNGR should automatically fetch its value from “para.txt” file which is "E:\siebel\siebsrvr\bin\srvrmgr". Same case with other parameters in the command line. How shall I invoke the command line in the script? Please suggest a clear alternative. Also, Once I got the contents of para.txt in "key" and "value", will the command line automatically picks up the values from them? Sorry for the long query but i would be greatful if someone provides me a solution. Let me knw if further details are required. Cheers!! Ethen