Re: 'Tie::StdScalar' - perl tells me it can't find it

On Saturday 29 April 2006 10:43 am, you wrote:
On Sat, 2006-29-04 at 10:28 -0700, tom arnall wrote:
i'm try to use 'Tie::StdScalar' but perl tells me it can't find it. I've
pushed '/usr/share/perl/5.8.7' onto @INC. the error is:

Can't locate Tie/StdScalar.pm in @INC

in '/usr/share/perl/5.8.7/Tie/Scalar.pm' there is 'package
Tie::StdScalar' etc.

thanks,

tom arnall
north spit, ca

Is the module Tie::Scalar? See `perldoc Tie::Scalar` for details.


as i read the doc' for Tie::Scalar, the package 'Salar' is not actually
implemented but is only a base class for an implementation. but their is
another package in Scalar.pm: 'StdScalar'. This - again, as i reach the
doc' - is implemented. that is why i am trying to use it and not 'Scalar'.
but is solved the initial problem ('Can't locate etc') by creating a separate
file - StdScalar.pm - and then doing a 'use' on it. but when i try to tie
is - 'tie $f,'StdScalar' - i get:

Can't locate object method "TIESCALAR" via package "StdScalar"

but TIESCALAR is defined in the code:

sub TIESCALAR {
my $class = shift;
my $instance = shift || undef;
return bless \$instance => $class;
}

why the 'Can't locate' message?

tom arnall
north spit, ca


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