On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 12:20 PM, Linda Walsh <b...@tlinx.org> wrote: > > > > I got great help in learning about how to do the perl equiv of (var1, > var2, var3)= (list) using read var1 var2 var3 <<<(list). > > I use it often to get back lists of values from subroutine calls, but with > sometimes useful, and sometimes hindering fact that when I do > read var1 var2 var3 <<<$(function x y z) > > function's ability to affect the global env, is 'nixed',
Since you are already using global variables, why not simply use a couple more for the return values?
