On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 20:07, John W. Krahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: snip >> checkfile($flag); >> sub checkfile { >> use File::Find; >> use File::MMagic; >> use FileHandle; > > use() happens at compile time so there is no point, but no harm, to put > these inside a subroutine. snip
This is not 100% true. Some calls to use are lexically scoped (the documentation on the individual modules/pragmas will tell you). Of course, none of these are lexically scoped, so your point holds here. -- Chas. Owens wonkden.net The most important skill a programmer can have is the ability to read. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/