Paul Kraus wrote:
>
> I am declaring my constants like this.
> use constant SOURCE => "/path/folder/"
> Now how would I use this constant is a print statement or any statement
> for that matter.
> print "$SOURCE" does not work and of course print "source" will not
> work.
The constant pragma crea
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From: "Paul Kraus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Kipp, James'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Perl'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 2:37 PM
Subject: RE: Constants and Hash Question
> ok b
>
> ok but lets say I am doing this
>
> $copydir = `cp --preserve --recursive --update
> SOURCE/$ini{$section}{path} DEST/$ini{$section}{machine}`;
>
could use concatenation.
$copydir = `"cp --preserve --recursive --update" .
SOURCE . "/$ini{$section}{path} DEST/$ini{$section}{machine}"`
$command="cp --preserve --recursive --update ". SOURCE
."/$ini{$section}{path}"..
$copydir = `$command`;
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Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 2:38 PM
To: 'Kipp, James'; 'Perl'
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Subject: Constants and Hash Question
> I am declaring my constants like this.
> use constant SOURCE => &
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> Subject: RE: Constants and Hash Question
>
>
> print SOURCE;
>
> > -Original Message-
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> > Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 9:17 AM
> > To: Perl
> > Subject: Constants an
print SOURCE;
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> From: Paul Kraus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 9:17 AM
> To: Perl
> Subject: Constants and Hash Question
>
>
> I am declaring my constants like this.
> use constant SOURCE => "/
I am declaring my constants like this.
use constant SOURCE => "/path/folder/"
Now how would I use this constant is a print statement or any statement
for that matter.
print "$SOURCE" does not work and of course print "source" will not
work.
I understand that this works but I do not understand wha