Timothy Johnson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] quoth: *> *>Here's the part I still don't understand, and maybe some of you can show me *>the light. What is the difference between local() and my()? I have never *>used local(), the only examples I've ever been given involve scoping $_, and *>if I am ever tempted to do that, I can usually trace it back to a bad *>algorithm.
I always found the local, my, our mess pretty confusing and the best explanation is MJD's "Coping with Scoping" http://perl.plover.com/FAQs/Namespaces.html Make good note of the text in red :) e. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]