I'm tinkering with a script which writes a fixed wrapper around perl source which is fed to it through STDIN. The wrapper code needs data which is currently stored after an __END__ tag. A problem arises if the input source uses its own DATA handle.

Following some hints in Camel3, I've tried declaring package Wrapped; before the input code to qualify the __DATA__ tag. This fail with the main::DATA handle reading from the guest code's __DATA__ tag to the end of the file. Schematically, the resulting code is structured like this: 

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;


=pod
Output:
Name "Extra::DATA" used only once: possible typo at ./camtst line 23.
From main Extra
datum
__END__
This
data
is
for
main
Read on closed filehandle <DATA> at ./camtst line 23.
From Extra
=cut


print "From main ", <DATA>;
package Extra;
print "From Extra", <DATA>;
package main;
__DATA__
Extra
datum
__END__
This
data
is
for
main

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Is it possible to use two DATA tags in the same file? I don't see a way to change namespace after the first is seen.

I'd appreciate any explanations or links about fine control of the DATA filehandle. I can obviously store namespace main's data in a heredoc or some other construct, so my question is entirely in "Search of Perl Wisdom". Thanks.

After Compline,
Zaxo

Edit Petruchio Thu Sep 20 09:11:38 UTC 2001 - Added READMORE tag.

In reply to Scope of the DATA handle by Zaxo

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