Re^2: Use with variable

my $module = "CGI"; 
$module->require;
$module->import;
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Can't locate object method "require" via package "CGI" (perhaps you forgot to load "CGI"?) at t.pl line 2.

--
edan

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Re^3: Use with variable by Corion (Patriarch) on Sep 08, 2004 at 13:39 UTC
That's what I get for not testing my stuff :-(( So it seems the only actually working way is the ugly way of converting the module name to the file name and then requiring that file : `my $module = "CGI"; my $filename = $module; $filename =~ s!::!/!g; $filename .= ".pm"; require $filename or die "$module did not return a true value"; $module->import;` [download] (this time tested it ...)	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Use with variable by edan (Curate) on Sep 08, 2004 at 13:42 UTC
Do you have something against eval? I think that's the most straightforward solution... -- edan	[reply]
Re^5: Use with variable by Corion (Patriarch) on Sep 08, 2004 at 13:48 UTC
I try to avoid string-eval wherever I can, because I don't like the security implications of it. Of course, it's unlikely that a module name like `CGI; qx(rm -rf /)` `can be injected, but with my solution that gets avoided completely. Of course, this is most likely total overkill, as in most cases, modules are loaded dynamically upon program startup depending on the OS.`	[reply]
Re^6: Use with variable by edan (Curate) on Sep 08, 2004 at 14:15 UTC
Re^6: Use with variable by Anonymous Monk on Sep 08, 2004 at 14:43 UTC
Re^7: Use with variable by Corion (Patriarch) on Sep 08, 2004 at 14:47 UTC