I removed use strict because of the error message: 
Can't use string ("Entering sub main::do_something
") as a HASH ref while "strict refs" in use at /home/sho/perl/dev//Log
+Messages.pm line 43.

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Thats not a good thing to do, and not an excuse to do it at all.

So now the problem is that in sub log_message my $self actually contains the string "Entering sub main::do_something\n". I believe that my 
41 $self=shift

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should put the class name in $self. I am referring to what I learnt here: A simple example OO script for total beginners.
Maybe my understanding of the concept is wrong.

Now how do I get the hash value of $self->{logfile} from sub log_message?

In reply to Re^4: Using an attribute function from a .pm file. by shobhit
in thread Using an attribute function from a .pm file. by shobhit

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