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Re: Checking for PERL Modulesby jwest (Friar) |
on Jul 19, 2002 at 18:50 UTC ( [id://183372]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
What you want to do is try to load the module in the standard Perlish way, trapping exceptions. An eval block will trap exceptions. The messages that these exceptions produce will be in $@. So, try this:
Suggested reading includes eval, require, and use. For homework, you can adapt this code to include version checking. Read up on Exporter for that. Hope this helps! Oh- by the by, 'Perl' is preferred over 'PERL'. --jwest -><- -><- -><- -><- -><- All things are Perfect To every last Flaw And bound in accord With Eris's Law - HBT; The Book of Advice, 1:7
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