Problem with use

[frasernm]

Hi,

I have a number of .pm files (all contained in ./lib) - this was one file, but I split it up as the number of subroutines was getting unmanagable. Each file contains methods that are used by subroutines in the other .pm files.

Do I have to to put use a; use b; use c; etc... in all of my files, or is it possible to do this in just one file, as long as all of the file use this same file.

Or is there another better way to do this.

TIA,

Fraser

 

[MikeLacey]

Hi Fraser,

You have to use each file in your script I'm afraid. Mike
"Experience is the comb that Nature gives us after we are bald."

Is that a haiku?
I never could get the hang
of writing those things.

 

[Krel]

You could just have one .pm file that includes all the other PM files. You could then just use that file. IE:

###### allfiles.pm ######
use a;
use b;
use c;
use SuperduperSubs;
use me;

then, in each program,
use allfiles;

I think that might work.

 

[MikeLacey]

Krel,

That is a valid thing to do - but I don't think you'll be able to say something like:

$val = a::a_function();

in your main script unless you 'use' a.pm in the main script itself. Mike
______________________________________________________________________
"Experience is the comb that Nature gives us after we are bald."

Is that a haiku?
I never could get the hang
of writing those things.

 

[Krel]

Oh yeah - good thinking, Mike. I never thought of that.