That worked Shawn. Thanks Quoting Shawn Corey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have to write several perl scripts with a number of modules included. > > Therefore, I have to type many "use" statements at the top of each script. > Is > > there a way to dump all these "use" statements in a different file and then > just > > include that file everytime I have to include these "use" statements? > > > > I know that writing a module is a great way to do something like that, but > > doesn't a module export variables and subroutines? How can I make a module > > export "use" statements? > > Perl has three distinct ways of separating content: modules, packages, > and objects. Modules do not export variables and subroutines; packages > do. Or to be specific, packages can export variables and subroutines to > the main package. > > You can use a module as a straight-forward include. Simply list the > material you want and it will be including in the package where the > 'use' command is. > > In the main file: > > use MyUseList; > > Create a file called MyUseList.pm and add your list. > > #!/usr/bin/perl > > use strict; > use warnings; > > # Your list goes here > > 1; # Modules must return a non-false value > __END__ > > > -- > > Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, > --- Shawn > > "Probability is now one. Any problems that are left are your own." > SS Heart of Gold, _The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy_ > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> > > ---------------------------------------- This mail sent through www.mywaterloo.ca -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
