It doesn't solve the problem. That's what's wrong with it. ;) The original calling object isn't made available to my receiving object.

I'm working with a static package somebody else wrote. When a sub in my package is called, it needs to do something to the calling object. As dakkar pointed out (and you saw) it is possible. =) I think it ought to be easier, but I didn't (nor am I remotely qualified to) design the language I'm using.

I'm wary, though, when I hear somebody say "it can't be done". It's very easy to prove something possible. It's near to impossible to prove that a thing is impossible. I do have a number of other ways to solve the problem, but they're all kludges. I want a better way, and I think it may well exist someplace. If it does, I expect the answer to come from the undocumented depths of the way Perl works, on a much lower level than I currently understand. But I do think it may be out there.
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