I would like to break up a really long perl script that I have into multiple files, but I am not sure exactly what to put at the time of the file of one script so it knows about the subs in the other file. Also, do global variable automatically carry over or is there some keyword (a la C's extern) to get the variable in the file. Thanks

--UPDATE--
I really don't think it's necessary to make this script into a module as its pretty specific, its just really long. I want to have in like three files: main -> calls stuff from dog.pl and cat.pl and then makes a report about it

dog -> does stuff specific to dog
cat -> does stuff specific to cat

I just want it so that main will know about the sub's in dog and cat, but I will really not use those subs from dog and cat in another file so I dont see the need for a module.

In reply to Split up a perl script by debiandude

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