note BrowserUk <blockquote><i></i></blockquote> <p>Within a module (say a.pm) [use]d from a program (say b.pl), __FILE__ will be a.pm but $0 will be b.pl. <p>The test you posted checks whether the file that contains it is being run as a 'main' program, or is being [use]d or [require]d, or [do]ne or [eval]'d. <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-171588"> <hr /> <font size=1 > <div>With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'</div> <div>Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.</div> <div>"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". </div> <div>In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. <p align=right> [http://thebottomline.cpaaustralia.com.au/|RIP Neil Armstrong]</p></div> </font> </div></div> 995692 995692