Thanks for the suggestions however I think I need to clarify
what I'm trying to do.
I am using a WinNT system and I'm running a script that calls
a subroutine in file1.pm. Then file1.pm calls a subroutine
from file2.pm. The script can't seem to find the subroutine
that in is in file2.pm.
Neither suggestion has worked so far, any other ideas out there?
Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Lamertz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 4:06 PM
To: Morse, Loretta
Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: Re: subroutines in .pm
Morse, Loretta ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Does anybody know how to call a subroutine that is in a .pm file from
> another .pm file.
That depends:
First you have to load the file via 'require' or 'use' - perldoc them.
If your other .pm creates its own namespace, you need to address it
as &Module1::test
If the .pm has no private namespace, you can use the function just by
its name. Here's some sample code:
---------- check.pl ----------
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use Module1;
use Module2;
&test1;
#BROKEN: &test2;
&Module2::test2;
---------- check.pl ----------
---------- Module1.pm ----------
sub test1 { print "Module1.pm\n"; }
1;
---------- Module1.pm ----------
---------- Module2.pm ----------
package Module2;
sub test2 { print "Module2.pm\n"; }
1;
---------- Module2.pm ----------
Try de-commenting out the '#BROKEN: ' line and see what happens.
Of course, things will become more complicated once you learn about the
Exporter module - perldoc Exporter
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