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You can replace your entire switch/case with this code: 
*$SUB = sub { variableMaxText($j); };

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And you're done. This will create a closure, ie a subroutine that's "closed" over $j.

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Re^2: Global vs. local?
by jpavel (Sexton) on May 28, 2009 at 09:39 UTC
    This is what I initially tried - makes sense to me. In the context of this sub function, "variableMaxText" always gets called with no value getting passed. If I declare $j globally, then the last value of $j gets passed every time (e.g., if I have 5 of them, the value is always "4" no matter which GUI element makes the call).
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      See Corion's reply below: if you make a copy of that variable first (with my, not local, it should work.
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