--- Dianne Van Dulken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was (yet again) hoping someone might help me with something.
>
> I have a cfg file called extra_details.cfg containing a hash
> %my_hash.
>
> I reference this in my perl script, using a require
> "extra_details.cfg"
>
> The problem now is that every time I try to reference my_hash in my
> script,
> whilst I am using strict, I get a
> Global symbol "%my_hash" requires explicit package name error.
>
> If I add an "my %my_hash;" anywhere, it overwrites the hash, so it is
> just a
> blank one.
>
> Does anyone know how I can get around this?
>
> It will work perfectly if I remove the "use strict" line, but I have
> these
> terrible qualms of guilt and fear every time I do so.
Just reference it expicitly:
%main::my_hash;
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print "Just another Perl Hacker\n"; # edited for readability =o)
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