On 27 Mar 2002, Chas Owens wrote: > Getopt::Std creates the $opt_n variables. To use it with use strict; in > place you must use the use vars ($opt_n); pragma as well. or just use > the getopts('n', \%opts); call. Then you can say $opts{n}. Agustin: Also from the Getopt::Std man page: For those of you who don't like additional global vari- ables being created, getopt() and getopts() will also accept a hash reference as an optional second argument. Hash keys will be x (where x is the switch name) with key values the value of the argument or 1 if no argument is specified. -- Eric P. Los Gatos, CAThread Previous | Thread Next