while(<CONFIG_FILE>) {
        print("Line: $_\n");
        if(/^backup path\s*=/) {
            (undef, $backupPath) = split(/\s*=\s*/,$_);
        } elsif(/^activation code\s*=/) {
            (undef, $activationCode) = split(/\s*=\s*/,$_);
            print "activation code:  $activationCode\n";
        } # etc...