c:\@Work\Perl\monks>perl -wMstrict -le "use constant [ qw(a b c d) ]; " Invalid reference type 'ARRAY' not 'HASH' at -e line 1 BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at -e line 1. c:\@Work\Perl\monks>perl -wMstrict -le "use constant qw(A b c d); print A; " bcd