>>>>> "Ron" == Ron Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Ron> Is it just me, or does anyone out there notice that the example
Ron> subroutine on pg. 57 of "Learning Perl" (Third Edition) doesn't work,
Ron> as presented?
Ron> When written like:
Ron> ----------------snip------------------
Ron> #!/usr/bin/perl -w
Ron> use strict;
Ron> sub marine {
Ron> my $n += 1; # Global variable $n
There is no "my" when it's presented. Please read carefully.
Ron> print "Hello, sailor number $n!\n";
Ron> }
Ron> &marine;
Ron> &marine;
Ron> &marine;
Ron> &marine;
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