[boulder.pm] use strict, and net::ping

[jeff]

what's the difference between  'my $p' and 'my($p)'.

Walter Pienciak wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Robert L. Harris wrote:
>
> > I'm doing a "use strict;" and trying to use net::ping.
> >
> > I have this:
> >
> > $p=Net::Ping->new("icmp",5,64);
> > $Out=$p->ping($Target);
> >
> > needless to say, strict is complaining about $p not being declared,
> > but if I do a "my ($p)" it gets rather unhappy.
> >
> > What's the best way to make this call?  I can't find a good example
> > in PCB or the Camel that uses strict.
> >
> > I'd rather not remove the strict...
> >
> > Help?
> >
> > Robert
>
> Does
>
>     my $p = Net::Ping->new("icmp",5,64);
>
> get a complaint?
>
> Walter

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