The minimum you'd need to use what I gave you would be to put those lines in a file called SomeError.pm which would be located in a directory called MyErrors. The directory MyErrors should be in the same directory as your Perl script. (You can actually put it anywhere, but it's easiest to just put it there.)

In your Perl script, you put use MyErrors::SomeError; right after the use Error qw(:try); line.

Good luck! If you try this and end up with errors, please post your script and what errors you're getting. That way, we can best help you.

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First of all, thanks for your patience. Secondly, I still can't seem to get this going, I acted exactly as you said, created /usr/local/bin/MyErrors/SomeError.pm with the contents:

package MyErrors::SomeError;
use Error::Simple;
@ISA = qw(Error::Simple);

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Then I'v created /usr/local/bin/test.pl with the following contents:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use Error qw(:try);
use MyErrors::SomeError;

try {
  throw MyErrors::SomeError('throwing SomeError exception');
} catch MyErrors::SomeError with {
  my $err = shift;
  print "caught it: $err->{'-text'}\n";
};
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When I run test.pl I get the following error:

Can't locate MyErrors/SomeError.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0) at /usr/local/bin/test.pl line 4. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/local/bin/test.pl line 4.

It seems that it can't find SomeError.pm, sorry again for the troubling but do you see something wrong here?

Hotshot

Yeah, I see a number of things wrong.
1. Don't code as root. In fact, don't EVER do anything as root unless you absolutely have to. It's dangerous and stupid.
2. Don't code in /usr/local/bin. In fact, don't code in a bin directory. Ever. Code in some source directory, preferably in a directory under your home directory. I have a directory called 'perl' that I work in.

Given that you aren't going to fix the above issues before testing this again, I would add use lib qw(/usr/local/bin); above the use MyErrors::SomeError; line. Normally, you run the perl script from the directory it's in. This allows modules that are in that directory (or subdirectories from it) to be auto-included. (This is really nice once you have a proper development environment set up.)

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We are the carpenters and bricklayers of the Information Age.

The idea is a little like C++ templates, except not quite so brain-meltingly complicated. -- TheDamian, Exegesis 6

Please remember that I'm crufty and crochety. All opinions are purely mine and all code is untested, unless otherwise specified.

it seems from your reply that it's not just oo perl that you're unfamiliar with, but modules in general. take a look at perlmod and perlmodlib for module information (including some oo info.) to study up on oo perl, perltoot and perltooc are good tutorials.

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