Re^2: Global symbol "$DBI" requires explicit package name

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I swear on my mother's grave (well she's not dead yet, but you get the picture) that I have been using this code for years without a problem. Did something change in DBI?

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Re^3: Global symbol "$DBI" requires explicit package name by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 07, 2010 at 22:23 UTC
This has nothing to do with DBI. You were using a variable you didn't declare (`$DBI`), and you asked to make such things errors by using (`use strict;`). While `$DBI::errstr` is also a variable you didn't declare, `use strict;` forgives qualified ("::") package variables. Although it's not documented, `DBI->errstr` might work. Maybe that's what you were using.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Global symbol "$DBI" requires explicit package name by Anonymous Monk on Dec 07, 2010 at 23:22 UTC
You missed the update where he says he figured it out	[reply]
Re^5: Global symbol "$DBI" requires explicit package name by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 08, 2010 at 00:27 UTC
Thanks, but I didn't. I thought the post to which I replied was a followup question.	[reply]

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