Eric Nelson wrote: > > use strict; > my($a); > my(FILE_IN); > open (FILE_IN, "data.txt"); > > I receive the error > 'Bareword "FILE_IN" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at line xxx > > where xxx is either the 'my' definition or the 'open' if 'my' is > commented out. If 'strict' is not used at all, everything is fine. Is > 'strict' not available to use with filehandles? > You don't need to predeclare filehandles; use strict should not complain about them. Is this your actual code? Ronald ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch