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Hi,
How and what should be used to define a local variable and a global
variable as well.

and if i have used a sub-routine in a script and i want to use that
sub-routine in another script,
how can i do that.

regards

king wrote:
> How and what should be used to define a local variable and a global
> variable as well.

In Perl variables are defined by assigments. You simply do
$var = <expr>;

> and if i have used a sub-routine in a script and i want to use that
> sub-routine in another script,
> how can i do that.

You define the subroutine in a module and then import that module in both
scripts.

jue

king <> wrote:

> How and what should be used to define a local variable and a global
> variable as well.


A local() variable *is* a global variable in Perl.

See:

"Coping with Scoping":

http://perl.plover.com/FAQs/Namespaces.html


> and if i have used a sub-routine in a script and i want to use that
> sub-routine in another script,
> how can i do that.


By using a "module":

perldoc -q module

What modules and extensions are available for Perl? What is CPAN?
What does CPAN/src/... mean?

How do I find which modules are installed on my system?

How do I create a module?

How do I install a module from CPAN?

How do I keep my own module/library directory?


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