OK, Well...I wont post all of it because it is huge, but here is an example: config file 
    
sub check {
$statement = 'SELECT * FROM users';
$dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$DBNAME:localhost","user","pass");
$sth = $dbh->prepare($statement);
$sth->execute();
while(my $ref = $sth->fetchrow_hashref()) {
    $address= $ref->{'add'};
$phone= $ref->{'phone'};
             $password= $ref->{'pass'};
       }
}

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The main script then has the following sort of set-up:
require "config.pl";
check();

print "$name";

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Thats not the actual files but it will give you an idea of what i am doing, the $name would produce a -w error saying used only once

In reply to Re: Using External Subroutines by Anonymous Monk
in thread Using External Subroutines by Anonymous Monk

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