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On 13 Jan 00, at 8:01, boldt@ca.ibm.com wrote: > Gary wrote: > >When trying to run a perl script on the 400 I'm getting the following > >errors: > > Global symbol "ip" requires explicit package name at , line 14. > > Global symbol "user" requires explicit package name at , line > >14. > Hi Gary! First off, these errors are not unique to the AS/400. > What's happening is that "use strict;" places certain restrictions > on the program for the purpose of weeding out common programming errors. > Using "use strict;" is considered a good thing, and forces you to use > certain highly recommended things. The one thing it requires is that > all variables be declared before use. (That's the message you're > getting over and over again.) Declare your names using the function > "my". At the beginning, add the statement "my ($ip, $user, $pass);" > and you'll eliminate the first 3 of your error messages. > > Regarding -W, try coding -w instead. > > (I'm not familiar with "use diagnostics", so I can't help there.) > > Finally, the best place to start when debugging Perl programs > is the documentation. To start with, check the FAQ at > <http://www.perl.com/pub/v/faqs/>. When you've read everything > and you still can't get things working, check the newsgroup > comp.lang.perl.misc. But I'll warn you, if they even suspect > you haven't read the FAQ, they may not be very helpful. You're > expected to read the docs first before posting there. > > Cheers! Hans > > Hans Boldt, ILE RPG Development, IBM Toronto Lab, boldt@ca.ibm.com Thank you very much Hans. This is just what I needed. I'm happy to read the documentation now that I know where it's at. Boy ! I sure am glad you started me off on the right foot with the suggestion of adding the statement "my ($ip, $user, $pass);" I would have never guessed that from the FAQ. Since I ran the script once with the "use strict;" statement and then commented it out because it generated so many errors I'm guessing even though the program ended I would have to sign off the session for it to not "use strict;" while running. Pretty strange it persists after the program ended. Thanks again, Gary Kuznitz +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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