MAIN: { my $result = do_something(); print get_cgi()->header().$result; } sub do_something { my $dbh = get_dbh(); my $cgi = get_cgi(); $dbh->foo(...); $cgi->bar(...); my $foo = another_subroutine($somevar, $othervar); return final_result($foo); } sub another_subroutine { my ($somevar, $othervar) = @_; return get_dbh()->baz($somevar, $othervar); } # and so on