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Old 01-27-2002, 03:39 PM   #1
gene_gEnie
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Including methods from a perl script into another perl script


Hi, can anyone tell me if it is possible to import methods that i have
written in one perl file into another perl file?

Sort of like using methods in the perl mods etc.

My problem being i have one huge monolith of a file at the moment and i
want to break it down into more managebale pieces.

If this is possible. Could anyone show me the syntax or point me to an
example?

Thanks in advance

Martin
 
Old 01-30-2002, 08:47 AM   #2
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Just to point in the general direction... this is not too clear as I am not too sure, but I did write a small script that worked.

1) Create a file in which you have several subroutines,

sub routine1() {
...;
}
sub routine2() {
...;
}
1;

Make sure you include the last line. Save it as file1.pm

2) In your main program, call these subroutines with,

use file1;

&file1::routine1();
&file1::routine2();

Not sure if there are other things related to this, but my small script did work like this. There may be issues with declaring variables, but not sure.

Hope it starts you on the way to a solution.

Joe
 
Old 01-30-2002, 02:38 PM   #3
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Create your own modules.

http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.6.1/pod/perlmod.html

or from your command line:

perldoc perlmod

If it is just simple and small, place your subroutines in a file, oh, perhaps called 'myfuncs.lib' and then use the 'require' statement.

Do It Right, though, and make your own modules to save some grief later on.
 
Old 01-31-2002, 05:03 AM   #4
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thanks for the replies.

I've gone down the module root and it all seems to be working correctly. I've stuck the module in the home/perllib directory that i created and did a
use lib "home/gjake/perllib";
to get at the mod.

Now i gonna all out and make it OOP! :-)

Thanks again.

Martin
 
  


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