I use OpenVPN which is great, but every time I restart my computer I have configure it by typing sudo openvpn --config <name of config file>. Obviously this is not practical and so I would like shell script to do this for me. It would be simple if it weren't for two things. First: OpenVPN prompts me for a username and password, it would be really great if I didn't have to enter it manually. I have tried every thing I can think but no success. Second: there are options such as service provider and server. It would be helpful to have a menu, something for example similar to the grub boot options screen. My friend is working on something that relies on the ability to navigate the menu using the arrow keys. So I thought I would post for both of us. Lastly please explain the way your suggestions work. Thanks

You probably could use bash's dialog utility to do what you want. This should get you going in the right direction:

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2807

Thanks. Looks like a good option! I still would appreciate help with my second problem.

I think you mean the first problem as the dialog option was to solve the second problem.

Read the "Question Guidelines" link in my posting signature. If you have tried everything, you certainly should have something to POST HERE, to show us what you've scripted so far. We aren't going to write a script for, but will be glad to help.
There are THOUSANDS of bash-scripting tutorials you can find, along with examples of menu-driven scripts. The VERY FIRST HIT in Google for "bash script with menu" is:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/1705/...a-shell-script

...complete with an example.

Create a file /path/to/credentials with the username and password each in its own line and put this into your config file