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in thread Recover a variable from a function

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my $start = ...

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creates another binding for the name $start in the current scope. Use:

$start = ...

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instead. Also see Coping with Scoping.

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Re^4: Recover a variable from a function
by Chaoui05 (Scribe) on May 19, 2016 at 09:12 UTC
    It works . Perfect . And the link is very useful. Many thanks , as usual Corion !
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