{ my $user_name=param('username'); print "IN SCRIPT: user_name == $user_name
\n"; login(); print "IN SCRIPT: user_name == $user_name\n"; } sub login { print "IN SUBROUTINE: user_name == $user_name
"; print "Can I change it in the subroutine?
"; $user_name = "Bill"; print "IN SUBROUTINE: user_name == $user_name
\n"; }