[Bioperl-l] Variable scope

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	Hi

this may be a typical perl topic and then out of this list center  
topic.  My apologize for any inconvenience.

It is a annoying problem that is making me waste lot of time.

I have a package with its new object, etc... and constants in it like:

#-----
use constant False => 0;
use constant True => 1;

our %CLRFG = (
               PLASMIDO      => RED,
               POLY_A        => GREEN,
               RESTR_SITES   => BLUE,
               CONECTORS     => MAGENTA,
               CONTAMINANTS  => CYAN,
           );

our %CLRBG = (
               PLASMIDO      => "",
               POLY_A        => "",
               RESTR_SITES   => "",
               CONECTORS     => "",
               CONTAMINANTS  => "",
           );
#------

this constants are include with require "h.pl" from the main package  
file.

I use this module from the mail command line driver to test it  
"using" it.  In the command line driver I can use with no gripe the  
constants False and True directly, for example "return True", etc  
without any reference to the origin of that constant.

But, with respect to the variables (I would like they also were  
constants.. but how?), %CLRFG and %CLRBG I can't find the way of  
refering those int the module.  Finally I have desisted and _copy_  
the definitions where  I have needed it (in the sub were I print Ansi  
terminal colouring seqs...).  I don't find how to refer those  
variables out of the module.

I have tried %modulename::CLRFG, for example, but Perl gives me errors.

Any help?




--
     Juan Falgueras
     Profesor del Depto. de Lenguajes y Ciencias de la Computación
     Universidad de Málaga