Theresa Mullin wrote: > #!/usr/local/bin/perl > ... > use Test; > ... > > Here is module Test: > #!/usr/bin/perl > ... > package Test; > ... > $dbase = "TEST"; > print "And to all a good night \n"; > > The code appears to execute, and no error messages are generated. > However, the value of $dbase is never written to the log file. > Any advice you can give would be helpful. > Thanks, > T.
this is because $dbase is being declared in a separate "Test" namespace. there is a difference between using modules and using packages. modules are separate files and share the namespace of the calling script, but packages have their own name space. a package can be in the same file or in a different one. the syntax for including modules or packages (demo.pl) is the same "use FOO;". you can tell if you're calling a package by looking for the 'package FOO;' declaration somewhere in your source. thus, in your case - try commenting out "package Test;" from Test.pm or you can use the Exporter to export the $dbase variable to demo.pl. cheers, twkonefal -- "The stuff you own ends up owning you ... It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything." --tyler durden New Media Copyright Extensions Would Harm Canada: http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/icsub.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Web Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/cgiapp@lists.vm.com/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
