2007/8/30, Amichai Teumim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hi
>
> I'm trying to understand subroutines.
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl
>
> &marine()
>
> sub marine {
> $n += 1; #Global variable $n
> print "Hello, sailor number $n!\n";
> }
>
>
> This doesn't work. Is &marine() incorrect? How would I call the sub marine?
>
Because you lost a ';' after &marine().
Also from perldoc perlsub,
To call subroutines:
NAME(LIST); # & is optional with parentheses.
NAME LIST; # Parentheses optional if predeclared/imported.
&NAME(LIST); # Circumvent prototypes.
&NAME; # Makes current @_ visible to called subroutine.
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