First thing i see is this: 
package Load;

#use strict;

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Which probably means there was some warning and it "went away" with strict commented out... First, remove that, and we get: 
Global symbol "$files" requires explicit package name at Load.pm line 
+44.
Global symbol "$files" requires explicit package name at Load.pm line 
+45.

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To fix that, make it read foreach my $files (@SEARCH_STRING){ in the display() method.

Next error is this, which is the root cause of your problem: 
Can't use string ("Load") as a HASH ref while "strict refs" in use at 
+Load.pm line 22.

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Line 22 is in listNames() and is: 
$self->{_listNames}= $listNames if defined ($listNames);

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The calling code is: 
$dir=Load->new();
$dir=Load->listNames($list);

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That needs to be something along the lines of: 
my $load = Load->new();
my $dir = $load->listNames($list);

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Since listNames() accesses values of the object (blessed hashref), you can only invoke it on an object, and not directly on the class name. You should similarily modifiy the ->search() and ->display calls as well.

Also, be _sure_ to add use strict; in your program file as well...

In reply to Re: how can i load the files and search for match? by davidrw
in thread how can i load the files and search for match? by rianne809

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