Variables in external file

[Mark Wheeler]

Hi,
Just a quick question. Is it possible to have a bunch of variables in a 
separate file and then require that file in the script file? Let me 
give you and example.
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Script file
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#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w
use strict;
require variables.conf
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
foreach (@list) {
print;
}
exit;
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variables.conf
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my @list;
$list[0] = '1';
$list[1] = '2';
$list[2] = '3';
$list[3] = '4';
$list[4] = '5';
1;
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When I try the above script, I get an error - "Global variable @list 
needs to be defined". What am I doing wrong, or is this even possible?

Thanks,
Mark