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setting up variables so that i can use them in any other scripts

mehaboob
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Dec 8, 2009, 11:31 PM

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hi,

i want to write a perl script which defines all the variables that i am going to use in my other perl scripts.

I am trying to avoid using hardcoded values in all of my scripts. I want to define all the varibles in one script and once i execute that script then rest of my scripts can use those varibles..

thanks in advance

FishMonger
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Dec 9, 2009, 5:14 AM

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Re: [mehaboob] setting up variables so that i can use them in any other scripts [In reply to]	Can't Post

See:
perldoc -f require
perldoc -f do

shawnhcorey
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Dec 9, 2009, 6:12 AM

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Re: [mehaboob] setting up variables so that i can use them in any other scripts [In reply to]	Can't Post

Create a Perl module containing the variables as `our`, then `use` the module in your scripts.

See:
perldoc -f our
perldoc -f use
perldoc perlmod
perldoc perlmodlib
perldoc perlmodstyle
perldoc perlmodinstall

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johnpc831
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Dec 10, 2009, 3:38 PM

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Re: [mehaboob] setting up variables so that i can use them in any other scripts [In reply to]	Can't Post

Another popular way of doing this is creating a package that inherits from Exporter using

Code

package MyPackage; 
 
use Exporter; 
 
@ISA = qw(Exporter);

Then, within the package, you can specify a bunch of variables and values that will be used throughout your programs.

You can then decide which variables and/or functions to export to any program using this package using the @EXPORT and @EXPORT_OK arrays. Example

Code

@EXPORT = qw($variable1 $variable2 @list1 @list2); 
@EXPORT_OK = qw($variable3 $variable4 @list3 &myfunction);

You can then use your package and have all the stuff specified in @EXPORT imported into your program automatically, or have all the stuff specified in @EXPORT_OK imported upon request.

So if you only wanted $variable4, you would say

Code

use MyPackage qw($variable4);

The Exporter module is pretty neat, and it can do even more. You can even set up export tags to import groups of things into your program.

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