Thanks allot radiant.matrix, exactly what I was looking for! I was using eval differently (and obviously wrong for this situation ( eval { $plugin; }; and eval { "$plugin;" };)), which should explain why it was failing(?)....

Now that I can actually run something, things can, again, move along.

I have one final question (which is brought up due to the code loading the files needed (dynamically)). When using a variable to call a function, is there anyway to varify that function exists before calling it (since the function would have been 'loaded' at the time its called)?

For example:
....load pm files here....

$PAGE = "test_function_a";

eval { &$PAGE; }; $@ and die( &nopageerror() );

$PAGE = "test_function_b";

eval { &$PAGE; }; $@ and die( &nopageerror() );

exit;

sub test_function_a { print "in test_function_a"; }

sub nopageerror { print "The function $PAGE is unknown"; }

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This is just an example, and not accurate. In fact, nopageerror doesn't even execute, rather the script just terminates, no error when ran in the browser, however, I can produce an additional log (out side of Apache), that then states "Undefined subroutine &main::test_function_b". Again, the above is just an example to explain, with as little overhead/code as possible to better show the area I'm stuck in. Yes the sub function test_function_b is not present here, to intentionally cause an error situation.

In reply to Re^2: Loading all files in a dir with use via for loop by Delusional
in thread Loading all files in a dir with use via for loop by Delusional

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