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I am addressing the code issue, yes. Since we're running this on Linux and Solaris, I really don't want to rely on a "quirk" that the code run the same. Thank you!
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Re^3: Duplicate variable returned from sub
by Perlbotics (Archbishop) on Sep 23, 2019 at 17:12 UTC

    You could make this explicit by using: 

    my (undef, $var2, $var3, $var1) = someFunction($var4);

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    or refactoring someFunction() if that makes sense.

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      I'm refactoring the function call. But was curious where the undef would need to be if I needed a "fast fix".
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        ... where the undef would need to be ...

        What do you need to do? Assignment to undef in this way will "swallow" an item from the list returned by the function call; you will see it no more. Which item do you need to get rid of?

        But Your Mother is right: Fix this code, don't patch it; it's an accident waiting to happen.

        Give a man a fish:  <%-{-{-{-<

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