Re: using strict and a config file

You probably require the configfile. That happens during runtime, so the interpreter doesn't know about @fields when compiling the script. Either put the configuration into a perl module you import via use or tell the interpreter you have a variable named @fields.

**** script.pl ****
#!/usr/bin/perl
use warnings;
use strict;

use vars qw(@fields);
require "conf.pl";
print $fields[0];

**** conf.pl ****
@fields = qw( FOO BAR BAZ );
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hth, snowcrash

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Re (tilly) 2: using strict and a config file by tilly (Archbishop) on Nov 12, 2001 at 14:09 UTC
While using modules is a Good Thing™ in general, in this case it is a red herring. Whether you make your configuration into a module or not doesn't affect what you need to do to allow globals to be accessed while strict is on.	[reply]
Re: Re: using strict and a config file by lex2001 (Sexton) on Nov 12, 2001 at 13:56 UTC
I got my config file to work -- Thanks! I have a question concerning modules. If I where to create a module config file would it be possible to save it (and make it work) in the same directory that contains the main perl script or in my user directory -- such as: home/users/username From what I have read is seems like the best places are in paths like /usr/lib/perl5/ or /usr/local/apache/perl-lib/ but I may not be able to place them in these locations thanks...	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: using strict and a config file by busunsl (Vicar) on Nov 12, 2001 at 14:00 UTC
Yes it is possible. All you have to do is `use lib '.';` [download] at the beginning of your program. This will make Perl look for modules in the current directory too.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: using strict and a config file by Amoe (Friar) on Nov 12, 2001 at 21:39 UTC
Just FYI... I believe `use vars` is now obsolete, as it has been superseded by our. -- my one true love	[reply] [d/l]


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