Well, what is your code? Is it a script only? Then here's one example.. 
#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use vars qw/$NAME $AGE $DATE/;

$NAME = 'jim';
$AGE = 29;
$DATE = `date`;

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In that example, the variables reside in namespace main::, so that from anywhere in the program, $main::AGE will hit 29 in this example.

If this were a module.. 

package Sunflower;
use strict;
use vars qw/$NAME $AGE $DATE/;

$NAME = 'jim';
$AGE = 29;
$DATE = `date`;

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Then from anywhere in the code (there are some variations), you can access $Sunflower::AGE.

(You do have to realize that if you code a module (pm), then that example there, those values are set at compile time, before your code calling 'use Sunflower;' runs.. Worry about this later.)

I would say if you expect your values to change from time to time.. How about a YAML config file? 

#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use YAML;

my $abs_conf = '/etc/sunflower.conf';
my $config_data = YAML::LoadFile($abs_conf);

printf "Age is %s, name is %s, date is %s\n", 
   $config_data->{AGE}, $config_data->{NAME}, `date`;

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And in your /etc/sunflower.conf.. 

---
AGE: 29
NAME: jim

In reply to Re: Variables in a single file by leocharre
in thread Variables in a single file by northwestdev

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