Get the name of the calling script in a module function

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

This should be a really simple question. I have a function module that will be called by a number of scripts. part of the output of that function will include the name of the calling script. How do I get that name? I am sure it is somewhere terribly obvious.

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Re: Get the name of the calling script in a module function by polypompholyx (Chaplain) on Oct 05, 2005 at 13:50 UTC
Or maybe `$0`?	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Get the name of the calling script in a module function by SkipHuffman (Monk) on Oct 05, 2005 at 13:56 UTC
Yeah, that is what I needed. I don't claim to be a paticularly good programmer. I knew there was something like that but I just could not find it. Thanks, Skip	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: Get the name of the calling script in a module function by chester (Hermit) on Oct 05, 2005 at 14:16 UTC
Not knowing the names of Perl's cryptic $punctuation variables does not a bad programmer make. Better to know how and where to look on the (many) occassions you find you don't know something. perldoc, [id://Super Search], Google are usually good bets.	[reply]
Re^4: Get the name of the calling script in a module function by SkipHuffman (Monk) on Oct 05, 2005 at 14:58 UTC
Re^5: Get the name of the calling script in a module function by chester (Hermit) on Oct 05, 2005 at 15:08 UTC
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Re^5: Get the name of the calling script in a module function by VSarkiss (Monsignor) on Oct 05, 2005 at 15:08 UTC
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Re: Get the name of the calling script in a module function by chester (Hermit) on Oct 05, 2005 at 13:47 UTC
Do you want caller?	[reply]
Re^2: Get the name of the calling script in a module function by SkipHuffman (Monk) on Oct 05, 2005 at 13:57 UTC
More than I need, but something to keep in mind for the future. Thanks! Skip	[reply] [d/l]