Ok, code snippet 1 works fine and $stuff and $stuff_error
contain the appropriate output from
Util::Test_Util::test_expand. Problem is I'd like to
do some interpolation for parts of this eval
expression. I haven't added any interpolated variables
to the eval string yet. I'd just like to
know what I'm doing wrong in code snippet 2. I can't
seem to quote the basic eval correctly.

===========snippet 1 works ========

 
eval{
  use Util::Test_Util qw/ test_expand /;
($$stuff,$$stuff_error)=Util::Test_Util::test_expand(\@link_names);
  if ($stuff){return(1);}else{return(0);}
};

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============end snippet 1 ========

============snippet 2 fails ========

eval{"
  use Util::Test_Util qw/ test_expand /;
(\$\$stuff,\$\$stuff_error)=Util::Test_Util::test_expand(\\\@link_name
+s);
  if (\$stuff){return(1);}else{return(0);}
"};

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============end snippet 2 ========

Rodney A. Hampton

In reply to eval quoting problems by Rodney_Hampton

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