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As pointed out you really don't want to do this, but here is how anyway* ;-) This only works if you use the module not if you require if as when you use a module the modules import() method is called at the start of proceedings. This is not true for require when import is not called.

package MyModule; use strict; use Exporter; use vars qw($VERSION @ISA @EXPORT $MOD_CALL ); $VERSION = 1.00; @ISA = qw(Exporter); @EXPORT = qw( func1 ); sub func1 { return reverse @_ } sub import { $MOD_CALL++; } CHECK{ print $MOD_CALL ? "Called as a module\n" : "Called as a script\ +n" } 1;

On the rare occasions I have made a module a stand alone executable (usually for all the wrong laziness reasons) I have just used the presence of values in @ARGV to initiate script like behaviour. Generally you want to pass some data to a script anyway......

if ( @ARGV ) { print "I'm a script!\n"; # do stuff exit 0; } # only get to here if you we are a module

* Recall the story about getting enough rope to hang yourself?

cheers

tachyon


In reply to Re: Dual personality: Module and script by tachyon
in thread Dual personality: Module and script by Anonymous Monk

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