Let's pretend there is no 'f1.txt' file in the current directory and there exists f2.txt one.

Following script: (use strict; is always on) 

open my $fh, "<f1.txt" or do {
    print STDERR "can't open <f1.txt, but nevermind, I'll try f2.txt\n
+";
    open $fh, "<f2.txt" or die "still can't...";
};
print <$fh>; # this gives a warning "read on closed filehandle";

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Last print statement is in a problem: even if f2.txt exists, I see the mentioned warning, but why wasn't failure at nearby open statement ??
If we're seeing different $fh-s, why this was not caught by use strict?

Things work different if I move declaration of $fh above: 

my $fh;
open $fh, "<f1.txt" or do {
    print STDERR "can't open <f1.txt, but nevermind, I'll try f2.txt\n
+";
    open $fh, "<f2.txt" or die "still can't...";
};
print <$fh>; # I see the content of f2.txt here ...

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How this strange scoping explained?

In my currently non-enlightened view, DWIMery is broken.
Can anyone restore DWIMery, please? :)

In reply to "my $filehandle" scoping strange problem by vkon

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