On Thu, 21 Apr 2005, Peter Scott wrote: > Ahem. It is most useful when I want to determine the module to load > dynamically, or when I want to load a module only if necessary to save > the time spent compiling it in the cases when it is not needed.
:-) I think that counts as an esoteric-enough requirement that beginners can safely ignore the need for it unless & until they hit that wall. I'm assuming that most beginners won't be writing much or any code that needs to optimize loading a module multiple times... -- Chris Devers -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>