"John D. Leonard II" wrote: > > All: > > I noticed two diffent syntaxes in the previous thread: > > > > # global.asa > > > my $Var = "first project"; > > and > > > > # global.asa > > > use vars qw( $Var ); # declare globals > > > $Var = "first project"; > > What's the difference? Which is preferred? >
The my() scoping of package global's can be a little complex so I would stay away from it generally. A my() scoped package global is supposed to be invisible from outside the package, so is something like a static global in C if my memory serves me. ( It almost 4AM, so have little memory now :) Further, if a my() scoped global is moved to a sub, its no longer a private package global, its locally scoped in the sub. So, for globals I would stick with globals, with the use vars qw() declaration syntax generally, unless you explicitly want to privatize something. --Josh _________________________________________________________________ Joshua Chamas Chamas Enterprises Inc. NodeWorks Founder Huntington Beach, CA USA http://www.nodeworks.com 1-714-625-4051 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
