resetting the "require" Function.

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

Hi Monks, I got an issue while loading files using "require" Function.
When I am loading same file multiple times the updations are not reflected.
See the below script

#!/usr/local/bin/perl

require "file1";
print "name-1 == $NAME\n";

require "file2";
print "name-2 == $NAME\n";

require "file1";
print "name-1 == $NAME\n";
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file1
------
$NAME = "John";

file2
------
$NAME = "Kent";

The Output I am getting is

name1 = John
name2 = Kent
name1 = Kent
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How can I overcome this ?

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Re: resetting the "require" Function. by Fletch (Bishop) on Nov 03, 2008 at 15:57 UTC
Delete the corresponding value from %INC and require won't think it's already been loaded. Or use do instead which is intended for this sort of thing already. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie. The cake is a lie.	[reply]
Re: resetting the "require" Function. by almut (Canon) on Nov 03, 2008 at 15:57 UTC
Works as designed :) - `require` keeps track of what files it has already loaded... Use `do` if you want to reread the same source file multiple times.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
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Re: resetting the "require" Function. by chromatic (Archbishop) on Nov 03, 2008 at 21:48 UTC
How can I overcome this ? If all you're doing is setting data-driven values, consider a configuration file and any of the good configuration processing modules on the CPAN. Config::Auto and Config::Any are worth exploring.	[reply]
Re^2: resetting the "require" Function. by Arun Tv (Initiate) on Nov 04, 2008 at 11:09 UTC
HI MONKS, Cooool That was a lot more info than I expected. -------------- TV ARUN TV	[reply]