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Can you create an include file in perl, filled with subs that require
parameters and then call the appropriate function from the file while
passing in your parameters from your main program. I read
documentation on require and use, but I can't seem to get it working
right.

thanks for your help

Dan P wrote:
> Can you create an include file in perl, filled with subs that
> require parameters and then call the appropriate function from the
> file while passing in your parameters from your main program.

Yes, of course. In Perl 5 such files are normally called modules, and
have the file extension .pm.

> I read documentation on require and use, but I can't seem to get it
> working right.

What have you tried? Please post some code.

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On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 13:41:24 -0700, Dan P wrote:
> Can you create an include file in perl, filled with subs that require
> parameters and then call the appropriate function from the file while
> passing in your parameters from your main program. I read documentation
> on require and use, but I can't seem to get it working right.

You want to create modules;

perldoc perlmod


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(Dan P) writes:

> Can you create an include file in perl, filled with subs that
> require parameters and then call the appropriate function from the
> file while passing in your parameters from your main program. I

I've used do(). So if you have a main.pl and your common sub-routines
are in subs.pl you could do a:

do "subs.pl";

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David Magda <dmagda+> writes:

> (Dan P) writes:
>
> > Can you create an include file in perl, filled with subs that
> > require parameters and then call the appropriate function from the
> > file while passing in your parameters from your main program. I
>
> I've used do(). So if you have a main.pl and your common sub-routines
> are in subs.pl you could do a:
>
> do "subs.pl";

Yeah, but it would still be worth investing a few extra minutes to
understand modules.

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