Re: perl doesn't like variable

You need to declare the variable before usage. Try:

my $counter = 0;
# (comment-out added): use vars qw($counter);
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or (From davido)

use vars qw($counter);
$counter = 0;
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-jbWare

Update: Per davido's comment, I've modified my answer.

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Re^2: perl doesn't like variable by davido (Cardinal) on Oct 03, 2004 at 15:05 UTC
You need to declare the variable. Try: `my $counter = 0;` Why? He is properly declaring his variable to be a package global, and that is perfectly legit under strictures. It would be a mistake to try to also declare it to be a lexical variable, as that would create two separate variables. His problem is that he initialized $counter before declaring it. Here is his code: `$counter = 0; use vars qw($counter);` [download] The proper sequence of events is to declare the variable, and then start using it (or initialize it), like this: `use vars qw($counter); $counter = 0;` [download] HTH. Dave	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: perl doesn't like variable by jbware (Chaplain) on Oct 03, 2004 at 18:17 UTC
Good catch. Chalk that up to tunnel vision on my part. I saw the usage w/o declaration and didn't even look any further. -jbWare	[reply]
Re^2: perl doesn't like variable by jamaas (Novice) on Oct 03, 2004 at 14:03 UTC
Thanks! I did that and now it does not increment within the loop. Do I need to declare it somewhere within the block? Thanks Jim jamaas btinternet com	[reply]