requires explicit package name

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

Thanks again everyone. Your lifesavers
I had a couple of problems
First problem was-- a typo
The second problem was-- I used -require- to extract my variables, but did not use -our -

use strict;  
require "vars.pm";  
our $var1;
our $var2;
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Hello,
I am having a problem and can not figure it out. I have this var set

my $num = 44;
print NEWFILE   "<font>$num</font>\n";
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I get this error --requires explicit package name--
and do not understand why.

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Re: requires explicit package name by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 12, 2010 at 18:58 UTC
Not from that code you don't. `$ perl -c -e' use strict; my $num = 44; print NEWFILE "<font>$num</font>\n"; ' -e syntax OK` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: requires explicit package name by toniax (Scribe) on Nov 12, 2010 at 19:52 UTC
Sorry, I will try to come up with more information	[reply]
Re: requires explicit package name by kcott (Archbishop) on Nov 12, 2010 at 19:30 UTC
The error is from `use strict` - which is good. Also check you have `use warnings`. This type of problem is (almost) always due to bad code which isn't a syntax error. For instance, a stray double-quote on a line above could be wrapping `my $num` in a string. Mismatched parentheses, brackets or braces around this code are likely candidates. A missing semicolon to terminate a statement is another possibility. There could be other reasons. The line where the error is reported is important - you haven't shown that here. If you can't find the problem through simple visual inspection, try commenting out a line near the error and see if you get different (more useful) messages. I also find it good practice to keep a mental catalogue of silly mistakes I make often and check for those first. For example, I often don't release the Shift key quickly enough, resulting in a colon, rather than a semicolon, at the end of the line, e.g. `$var1 = $hash{$key}: $var2 = some_sub(@args):` [download] Use of an editor with syntax highlighting can also sometimes help in this situation. I understand that is a personal choice and some people prefer not to use syntax highlighting. -- Ken	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: requires explicit package name by toniax (Scribe) on Nov 12, 2010 at 19:50 UTC
Hi Ken I will check for for those things. My brain was on a different journey for the answer to my problem. I think it might be on the right path now Thanks for the information.	[reply]
Re: requires explicit package name by marto (Cardinal) on Nov 12, 2010 at 19:02 UTC
Can you please post an example script which reproduces the error you are experiencing? We'd rather not have to waste time guessing exactly what you're doing. See How do I post a question effectively?.	[reply]
Re^2: requires explicit package name by toniax (Scribe) on Nov 12, 2010 at 19:36 UTC
I have to narrow the problem down . I thought it was something simple I missed . The script in question is called from another script using CGI.pm . sorry for the vagueness.	[reply]