The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: modid: Object::Realize::Later DSLIP: MdpOp description: Delay construction of real data until used userid: MARKOV (Mark Overmeer) chapterid: 6 (Data_Type_Utilities) communities: As part of Mail::Box talk at YAPC::Europe 2001 similar: rationale: Autoloading of data (and functionality) is a lesser known cousin of the usual autoloading of functionality. Autoloading of data can be used to stub the realization of the content of a real object until someone is really using the data. The implementation, tests, and docs are ready. The strategy was already in use to implement on-demand loading of messages in the Mail::Box suite. For details see http://mark.overmeer.net/ORL.txt (only temporarily available) enteredby: MARKOV (Mark Overmeer) enteredon: Wed Aug 15 08:22:10 2001 GMT The resulting entry would be: Object::Realize:: ::Later MdpOp Delay construction of real data until used MARKOV Thanks for registering, The Pause Team PS: The following links are only valid for module list maintainers: Registration form with editing capabilities: https://pause.perl.org/pause/authenquery?ACTION=add_mod&USERID=78000000_bb4a75c06bfa5d01&SUBMIT_pause99_add_mod_preview=1 Immediate (one click) registration: https://pause.perl.org/pause/authenquery?ACTION=add_mod&USERID=78000000_bb4a75c06bfa5d01&SUBMIT_pause99_add_mod_insertit=1