Wiggins d'Anconia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...]
> 'use' can be as simple or complex as you wish really. The only thing > slightly more complicated is if @INC doesn't contain where your *.pm > lives. But that would be a simple case of doing > > use lib ('/path/to/libs/'); > > before your other use MyModule call. Of course you could be after the > 'about as simple as it gets' 'require', so: Bob Showalter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > There are several functions: > > perldoc -f do > perldoc -f require > perldoc -f use Ahh I see how to do something sort of like slurping functinos ala shell technique here with `use' and `require'. But different. The `do' function seems to be the closest thing to the shell dot (.) operator. Thanks. Going a bit further here... It seems `use' and `require' have to have more to work. For example: With these files in /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/ (both files have the same content) 5.8.0/ pfnc pfnc.pm cat use.pl #!/usr/local/bin/perl -w use pfnc; print "trying function\n" &lctime_ar; cat require.pl #!/usr/local/bin/perl -w require "pfnc"; print "trying function\n"; &lctime_ar; cat pfnc: sub lctime_ar{ @ar = localtime; $cnt = 0; for(@ar){ print "Ele [$cnt] = $_\n"; $cnt++; } } (ditto for pfnc.pm) Results: ./use.pl pfnc.pm did not return a true value at ./use.pl line 2. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./use.pl line 2. ./require.pl pfnc did not return a true value at ./require.pl line 2. But if I put a call to the function in the pfnc source file. It works. But doesn't remember the function. and gives some warnings. cat pfnc.pm &lctime_ar; sub lctime_ar{ @ar = localtime; $cnt = 0; for(@ar){ print "Ele [$cnt] = $_\n"; $cnt++; } } Results: use.pl Ele [0] = 31 Ele [1] = 19 Ele [2] = 16 Ele [3] = 20 Ele [4] = 0 Ele [5] = 103 Ele [6] = 1 Ele [7] = 19 Ele [8] = 0 pfnc.pm did not return a true value at ./use.pl line 2. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./use.pl line 2. ./require.pl Ele [0] = 31 Ele [1] = 26 Ele [2] = 16 Ele [3] = 20 Ele [4] = 0 Ele [5] = 103 Ele [6] = 1 Ele [7] = 19 Ele [8] = 0 pfnc did not return a true value at ./require.pl line 2. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]