Having run into this yesterday, if you defined AUTOLOAD, you are required to define a DESTROY method in your class (in otherwords, you're getting that error as run-time as the class tries to fully define itself, include DESTROY, and fails). DESTROY is the destructor, and if you do any special resource allocation (opened files, database connections) this is the point where you want to dispose of them. However, if you are only holding data in your class and nothing else, DESTROY can simply be an empty method.

Define this in your class, and you'll find that your class should work now.

Dr. Michael K. Neylon - mneylon-pm@masemware.com || "You've left the lens cap of your mind on again, Pinky" - The Brain

In reply to Re: Strange code execution with 'AUTOLOAD' by Masem
in thread Strange code execution with 'AUTOLOAD' by nysus

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