so there is no way i can access variables outside the file

> so there is no way i can access variables outside the file

sure, but they need to be package variables declared with our

The cleanest way is to define an own package "File1".

Then you can either export them or reference them via $File1::var1

If you rally want both files to be in the same package ("main" is default), then you won't need to fully qualify them by a leading package name.

Cheers Rolf
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