Try: 

my $fileHandle;  #Closes for you when it goes out of scope!
open $fileHandle, '>', $fileName or die "Can't open $fileName: $!\n";

writeFancyLogging($fileHandle, "Loggin' some stuff to a file");

sub writeFancyLogging
{
  my $file = shift;
  my $msg = shift;
  print $file $msg . "\n";
}

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3-arg open is nicer and safer, using the variable twice solves the warning, and by my'ing it, you can pass it around and have it go out of scope.

In reply to Re: Is it possible to "use vars" or "our" a file handle? by SuicideJunkie
in thread Is it possible to "use vars" or "our" a file handle? by rovf

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