#!usr/bin/perl -w use strict; # Filename 'Linehist.pm' same as package name, Module in same directory as the code you wish to call it from use Tk; package Linehist; # Package name (might go before the use Tk I'm never sure ) sub history { my $entry = shift; my $cmand = shift; my $hist; if ($cmand eq "new") { my %hash; my @list; $hash{hlist} = \@list; $hash{place} = 0; my $ref = \%hash; return $ref; } else {$hist = shift;} if ($cmand eq "add") { my $string = $$entry->get; $$entry->delete('0','end'); push(@{$hist->{hlist}},$string); $hist->{place}++; } elsif ($cmand eq "up") { if ($hist->{place} <= 0) {$hist->{place} = $#{$hist->{hlist}}} else {$hist->{place}--}; $$entry->delete('0','end'); $$entry->insert('1',$hist->{hlist}[$hist->{place}]); } elsif ($cmand eq "down") { $$entry->delete('0','end'); if ($hist->{place} == $#{$hist->{hlist}}) { $hist->{place} = -1; return} $hist->{place}++; $$entry->insert('1',$hist->{hlist}[$hist->{place}]); } } 1; # Module is loaded by use or require