#! /usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my @mystrings = ("string") x 200; m/$mystrings[99]/; # This compiles fine. "$mystrings[100]"; # This compiles fine. m/$mystrings[100]/; # This does not. #### Global symbol "$mystrings" requires explicit package name at ./maketest.pl line 9. Execution of ./maketest.pl aborted due to compilation errors.