"use" acting like "require" (not importing????)

woozy has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

so if I try

use CGI;
$letter = param('letter');
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I get a "undefined subroutine &main::param" error but if I try

use CGI;
$letter = CGI::param('letter');
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all is well. ????HUH????? is it my binaries? (windows) or ... what????

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Re: "use" acting like "require" (not importing????) by NetWallah (Canon) on Mar 09, 2004 at 19:20 UTC
You need to explicitly import the method names. `use CGI qw(:cgi);` [download] Will import the minimum.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: "use" acting like "require" (not importing????) by Wonko the sane (Curate) on Mar 09, 2004 at 19:20 UTC
Hello, The param method is not exported by Default. You must request it. Try: `use CGI qw( :all ); # Import Everything` [download] Wonko	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: "use" acting like "require" (not importing????) by woozy (Novice) on Mar 09, 2004 at 19:46 UTC
Thanks. (:all) fixed it (and I assume (:cgi) would too) so thanks to you all.	[reply]
Re: Re: "use" acting like "require" (not importing????) by muba (Priest) on Mar 09, 2004 at 22:40 UTC
I'm not sure, but I think I can remember I've learned to use 'use CGI qw( :standard );' my $native_language = "Dutch"; my $code = !$tested unless defined $otherwise;	[reply]
Re: "use" acting like "require" (not importing????) by neniro (Priest) on Mar 09, 2004 at 20:24 UTC
you can alternatively use CGI.pm in the OO-way: `use CGI; my $q = new CGI; my $letter = $q->param('letter') \|\| 'default';` [download] best regards, neniro	[reply] [d/l]