#!/usr/bin/perl -T use strict; use warnings; use Devel::Pointer; eval { require('some_code.pl'); }; if ($@) { my $start = index($@, 'HASH(0x') + 7; my $end = index($@, ')', $start); my $hex = substr($@, $start, $end-$start); my $addr = hex($hex); my $href = unsmash_hv(0+$addr); print("$$href{'Error data'}\n"); } # EOF