Hi,
thanks for the reply.I am a bit confused.In the first section of code I have a text widget defined like this:

my $f = $mw->Frame->pack(-side => 'top', -fill => 'x');
my $t = $mw->Scrolled("Text",-font=>"{arial} 12 {bold}")->pack(-side =
+> 'bottom', -fill => 'both', -expand => 1);
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Then I have a number of subroutines where $t is used again. These subroutines are bound to buttons which
are defined in the frame above with stmts like:

$f->Button(-text => "Display", -command =>\&tged)->pack(-side => 'righ
+t'); 

sub tged {
@chars=$t->get('sel.first','sel.last');  
#print "\nSelected word:";
#print @chars;
  }
1;
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In the sub &tged, the get stmt should read characters within the text widget defined initially using $t.If I use
"my $t" within this sub and localise it, we wont be referring to the first $t defined outside the sub.Is that right?

These subs also use $t again and need to refer to the text widget define initially using:

my $t = $mw->Scrolled("Text",-font=>"{arial} 12 {bold}")->pack(-side =
+> 'bottom', -fill => 'both', -expand => 1);

sub replace1{
.
.

$t->insert('sel.first',"$chosen1");    
.
.
}
1;

sub replace2{
.
.
$t->insert('sel.first',"$chosen2");
.
.
}
1;

sub replace3{
.
.
$t->insert('sel.first',"$chosen3");
.
.
}
1;                                           
 
sub addit{  
.
.
@addword=$t->get('sel.first','sel.last'); 
.
.
}
1;
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I'm not sure where we should use "my", and where we should not.Turning on use strict gives no message about $t.
The sub &tged works on the first button click, and does not work therafter.The other subs are not working at all.
Please help.
Thanx :)

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