Re: Best way to call another perl file

> each of the called files will need to be supplied with dynamic arguments and need to either create a PDF file and pass back the filename

For an easy approach have a look at do FILE , this reads and evals another file in the same context, i.e. as if inserted in code.

The "best" approach is using modules, but this requires more preparation.

Cheers Rolf
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Re^2: Best way to call another perl file by Anonymous Monk on Apr 02, 2015 at 01:09 UTC
The "best" approach is using modules, but this requires more* preparation.* more? All the options are about equal amount of preparation ... name subs, name files ... name package ... about equal effort (save extra 100 keystrokes here there) zentara package/module tutorial FWIW, among all the options available, do is about the worst :)	[reply]
Re^3: Best way to call another perl file by karlgoethebier (Abbot) on Apr 02, 2015 at 17:50 UTC
"... do is about the worst" ~~It seems to be an ineradicable prejudice that `do $file` and its equivalent `eval qx(cat $file)` is bad practice.~~ It seems to be an ineradicable prejudice that `do $file` and its equivalent `eval qx(cat $file)` is bad practice per se. Anyway, for some details about the pro and cons recipe 8.16. in the Perl Cookbook is still a good source. Regards, Karl ŤThe Crux of the Biscuit is the Apostropheť	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Best way to call another perl file by Anonymous Monk on Apr 02, 2015 at 19:52 UTC
It seems to be an ineradicable prejudice that do $file and its equivalent eval qx(cat $file) is bad practice. Hmm, lets see, do documentation itself tells you use/require are better ... meaning actual modules are better ... most folks who `do 'file';` manage to forget about namespaces and aren't coping with scoping -- when they switch to use/require they're at least forced to think about it by all the tutorials	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Best way to call another perl file by LanX (Saint) on Apr 02, 2015 at 20:34 UTC