tlm wrote:

...just do this: 
sub default_values {
    return +{
              SUBJECT  => 'Subject (<= 44 characters) goes here',
              AUTHOR   => {
                NAME         => 'A. U. Thor',
                CPANID       => 'AUTHOR',
                WEBSITE      => 'http://a.galaxy.far.far.away/modules'
+,
                EMAIL        => 'a.u.thor@a.galaxy.far.far.away',
              },
            };
}

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Suggestion noted and implemented. However, that's the sort of tidying up I do at a later stage. I've tried putting %default_values in 3 or 4 different places so far, so having it as a named variable has so far been acceptable. Thanks.

In reply to Re^6: Wrong Error Message When Testing for Failure of Constructor by jkeenan1
in thread Wrong Error Message When Testing for Failure of Constructor by jkeenan1

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