I am probably reinventing the wheel here but I am attempting to correct a problem i glossed over earlier. I am basically making a call to a sub in another file that I have included using require. When i run it I get the error shown below.

Basically $request_hash is a hash of headers for use with mechanize and sometimes the request requires special handling (date updated and appended, particular cookie added, servers changed, etc.) so it needs to call a function in a another file. The function name is added to the headers as Logic: function_name. This is done manually and the function is added to the request_logic.pl. I am trying to figure out what I am doing wrong. I have used no strict "refs" here, the code works fine that way, and that is wrong. The code works great though, i just want the correct syntax. Any input, ideas, or help would be appreciated.

As a note nnnnn exists as a test function in request_logic.pl. I did not post the whole thing because its about 700 lines now. subs::dbg is the logging function i use.

thanks.

p.s. this is my first posted question, so please forgive me for any formatting mistakes in it. but perlmonks has been an awesome resource. thanks again. 

if ($request_hash{Logic}) {
     no strict "refs"; 
     subs::dbg($log_file, 0, "<$script_file> This is the Logic:  $requ
+est_hash{Logic} \n\n");
$function_name = "request_logic::".$request_hash{Logic};              
+     eval{$returned_hash_ref = &$function_name($request_hash_ref, $lo
+g_file)}; #should call any set function name
     if ($@) {
     subs::dbg($log_file, 0, "<$script_file> Error from eval: $@"); #i
+f there is an eval error
                          }
     else {
           subs::dbg($log_file, 0, "<$script_file> Hash returned from 
+moodification from function $function_name");
           subs::dbg($log_file, 0, Dumper $returned_hash_ref);
           }
                          delete($request_hash{Logic}); #delete the ha
+sh value with the logic in it
                      }

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This is the error. 
201017 05:28 - <test_check.script> Error from eval: Can't use string (
+"request_l
ogic::nnnnn") as a subroutine ref while "strict refs" in use at web_ac
+torv.0755.
pl line 282, <ACT> line 55.

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In reply to use strict refs unless you can't figure out the syntax by theleftsock

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