Re: Re: Possible to have a module act as a standalone??

[rjray]

Hmmm... I read this as him wanting a way to write, say, Npid.pm (for lack of a better name) such that a script can "use Npid;" and the right thing happens, but he can also do (from the command-line) "perl Npid.pm" and the right thing also happens.

--rjray

[dragonchild]

You're correct - that was the actual question. The question presupposes an incorrect analysis of whatever problem he's attempting to solve. I could've given him an answer to his problem (cause this is a do-able thing), but he would not have grown as a programmer. The analysis of the problem was wrong. Ultimately, that is a goal of PerlMonks. (At least, that's how I've come to see this community.)

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[Anonymous Monk]

well, aren't you the smug one? Not.
Tell me, you've bought one of those shirts from thinkgeek that says "No I will NOT fix your computer!", right?
Or do you instead have as a role model the bureaucrats at the local DMV who will refuse service if one has marked initials in box 37-c while smugly pointing out that signatures are required in 37-c while initials are required in 37-d? geez, monks like you make me sick. What I would like to see in a community is friendly help:
"Hey, I'm thinking of doing this. I'm going to use module X and Y."
"Well, ok, but I think you'd be better off with module A. Here's why..."

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