require "script.pl" excecuting script

[snookmz]

G'day all, i hope everyone is well and jolly...

...Cause i have a problem!

Im trying to make use of some subroutines located in a script from another script through the require fuction.. Now the require function is excecuting my script when i only want to make the subroutines avaliable.. Iv tried rewriting the script im referencing so that there is nothing but subroutines, but it then complains that the script isn't returning a true value, meaning its STILL trying to excecute it..

Can someone shed some light on this for me?? Am i using the wrong function to access these subroutines??

any help will be grately appreciated, and i am very generous with my voting /-------------------------------------
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[raider2001]

The require function requires that the file return true. So add a '1;' to the end of the file you are requiring.

 

[snookmz]

Thank you for the help raider, but is it possible for you to explain the syntax too me?? /-------------------------------------
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[raider2001]

The required file has to return true (return a '1'). To make sure it returns a '1', the last line of the file should be:

1;

So when you require the file, each line of the file will be executed. The last line to be executed is '1;'. So the required file returns a '1'.

 

[MikeLacey]

oh - and the last line of the file, the '1', is usually the only executable statement in that file that is not inside a sub... Mike
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