Re^4: Can I from within a module access variables from the calling program?

Very true, but the OP also was using my variables in their original code. our, local, or undeclared (as you demonstrated) would work.

--MidLifeXis

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Re^5: Can I from within a module access variables from the calling program? by kcott (Archbishop) on Oct 25, 2012 at 13:02 UTC
All good - I see the connection: "it didn't work" was not referring to `$main::foo` (in the sentence preceding it) but rather `$main::log_name` (near the end of the post). -- Ken	[reply] [d/l] [select]