Probably a simple one but I can't find reference to it here or in my Perl book!

I'm playing around with packages and modules for the first time and I'm trying to 'import' a path (as a variable) into a package but just don't seem to be able to get the hang of it.

Imagine if you will the following...

script.cgi <---This ties everything together.
variables.pl <---This defines the variables.
package.pl <---The package I'm using.
data.dat <---A data file that I want to read from package.pl

Now, script.cgi accesses variables.pl and gets the path to data.dat "/path/to/datafiles". Script then tells package.pl to access data.dat but package.pl is 'forgetting' what /path/to/datafiles is!

I'm assuming it is possible to make package.pl 'remember' what variables.pl is telling it, but I just can't seem to find the right combination of code to achieve this.

Hopefully someone out there knows?

Thanks
Floyd

In reply to Using variables within packages by floyd

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