I don't think strict does what you think it does. There's no need to pre-declare variables or functions (subs) in Perl. However, strict will complain about you using global variables without explicit package names. All you have to do is use lexically-scoped variables. It does this for very good reasons.

Or, in other words, when you first use a variable, use my: 

my $xml = new XML::Simple;

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When we advocate use strict;, we do so with good reason and as a result of vast experience. Personally -- I've been screwed over a few times because I was too lazy to work with strict in place. And vicariously -- we've all helped folks solve problems that would have been entirely avoided with the use of strict and warnings.

So please, use strict; use warnings; -- it really will help you learn good Perl more quickly!

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In reply to Re^3: Accessing 2nd level elements in XML::Simple and using the data in an SNMP call by radiantmatrix
in thread Accessing 2nd level elements in XML::Simple and using the data in an SNMP call by wruehl

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