On Sun, 02 Oct 2005 21:08:48 +0200, Gerard Robin wrote: > I pick up this example in a tutorial (it is old but it exists and there are > many examples > and most of them are understandable (imho)) because I searched some example > of scripts > which used local. I encounter some problems to figure out local ;-)
If you're trying to learn best Perl practices, using tutorials that old is not a good idea. It's like someone who wants to learn English studying Cockney rhyming slang. Why do that when there are modern alternatives that are easier to write, easier to understand, easier to read, and easier to maintain? We can refer you to any number of tutorials and books in that vein. If you really want to learn about dynamic variables just for the heck of it, see Mark Jason Dominus's article "Coping With Scoping" (google) and links therefrom. Pay attention to his admonition, "Never use 'local'"... -- Peter Scott http://www.perlmedic.com/ http://www.perldebugged.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
