On Wed, Jul 14, 1999 at 05:01:10PM -0700, Vicki Brown wrote: > However, when I remove this one (commented!) line > > # $USAGE="Usage: $Prog [-verbose] [-help] [-cutoff <value>] > fasta-format-file"; > When I uncomment that line, I get: # Global symbol "USAGE" requires explicit package name. File 'Untitled'; Line 6 # Global symbol "Prog" requires explicit package name. File 'Untitled'; Line 6 # BEGIN not safe after errors--compilation aborted. File 'Untitled'; Line 8 because of 'use strict;' What is the actual code that demonstrated this problem? When I comment 'use strict;', I get identical error messages whether or not the $USAGE line is commented. Ronald ===== Want to unsubscribe from this list? ===== Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to macperl-request@macperl.org