Hi Dragonchild, That was for arrays, how do we do it for simple variables. my $DAEMON_LOG="$IPMAN_HOME/data/daemon_log.txt"; my $DAEMON_ERROR_LOG ="$IPMAN_HOME/data/daemon_error_log.txt"; I have used my before any thing expect the packag declaration & I am getting the error Global symbol "$DAEMON_LOG" requires explicit package name at ipmand line 348. Global symbol "$DAEMON_LOG" requires explicit package name at ipmand line 349. Global symbol "$DAEMON_LOG" requires explicit package name at ipmand line 350. Global symbol "$DAEMON_ERROR_LOG" requires explicit package name at ipmand line 354. Global symbol "$DAEMON_ERROR_LOG" requires explicit package name at ipmand line 355. Global symbol "$DAEMON_ERROR_LOG" requires explicit package name at ipmand line 356.