Re: Prototyping - is it necessary?

[geektron]

if you're going to use the prototyping parens, you need to specify the type of prototype. otherwise, leave them off, as others have said. this:

sub getFileData() { }

is missing the prototype ... and that's why it won't work.

[merlyn]

sub getFileData()...is missing the prototype

On the contrary... it has an explicit prototype of "no parameters".