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I am just getting started with mod_perl (Apache 1.3.11,mod_perl 1.21,AIX
4.3.3), and I am trying to convert some of my CGI scripts to use the Apache
API. This is also my first try at using strict, and I keep running into
the following error:

Global symbol "$nbateam" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 59.
Variable "$nbateam" is not imported at sports.cgi line 59.

This error shows up for a LOT of my variables. I have tried declaring the
variables at the start of the script with
local ($nbateam);

but the same error occurs. When I looked at the mod_perl guide, the only
reference to this said that "ou should not use variables that have not been
defined first". All well and good, but what exactly constitutes "defining
a variable" when the first mention of that variable gives the error shown
above?

The latest try of my code looks like this:

use LWP::Simple;
use CGI qw(:standard);
use Time::CTime;
use strict;

require "./hashdata.pl";

local (%nhllist,%nbalist,%nfllist,%mlblist,%regions) = {};
local (@reglist,@nhllist,@nbalist,@nfllist,@mlblist) = [];
local (@nhlteam,@nbateam,@mlbteam,@nflteam,@region) = [];
local ($R1,$R2,$R3,$R4,$R5) = "";
local ($nhlteam,$nbateam,$nflteam,$mlbteam,$region) = "";
local @today = split(/ /,strftime("%Y%m%d %Y %D",localtime(time)));
local $now = strftime("%r %Z %B %o %Y",localtime(time));
local $oneday = 3600*24;

I then go on to use all of the variables given above. I originally tried
the first five "local" lines without the = signs or the symbols to the
right of the = signs, but that did not work either.

The error that gets generated is (in part):

Subroutine head redefined at /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.00503/CGI.pm line 234.
Prototype mismatch: sub main::head ($) vs none at
/usr/local/lib/perl5/5.00503/CGI.pm line 234.

-- if anyone can help with the two above lines, that would be cool too.

Global symbol "%nhllist" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 14.
Global symbol "%nbalist" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 14.
Global symbol "%nfllist" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 14.
Global symbol "%mlblist" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 14.
Global symbol "%regions" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 14.
Global symbol "@reglist" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 15.
Variable "@nhllist" is not imported at sports.cgi line 15.
Global symbol "@nhllist" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 15.
Variable "@nbalist" is not imported at sports.cgi line 15.
Global symbol "@nbalist" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 15.
Variable "@nfllist" is not imported at sports.cgi line 15.
Global symbol "@nfllist" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 15.
Variable "@mlblist" is not imported at sports.cgi line 15.
Global symbol "@mlblist" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 15.
Global symbol "@nhlteam" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 16.
Global symbol "@nbateam" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 16.
Global symbol "@mlbteam" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 16.
Global symbol "@nflteam" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 16.
Global symbol "@region" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 16.
Global symbol "$R1" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 17.
Global symbol "$R2" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 17.
Global symbol "$R3" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 17.
Global symbol "$R4" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 17.
Global symbol "$R5" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 17.
Variable "$nhlteam" is not imported at sports.cgi line 18.
Global symbol "$nhlteam" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 18.
Variable "$nbateam" is not imported at sports.cgi line 18.
Global symbol "$nbateam" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 18.
Variable "$nflteam" is not imported at sports.cgi line 18.
Global symbol "$nflteam" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 18.
Variable "$mlbteam" is not imported at sports.cgi line 18.
Global symbol "$mlbteam" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 18.
Variable "$region" is not imported at sports.cgi line 18.
Global symbol "$region" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 18.
Global symbol "@today" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 19.
Global symbol "$now" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 20.
Global symbol "$oneday" requires explicit package name at sports.cgi line 21.

Please, if someone could clearly explain the way to avoid these errors
(without telling "strict" not to look at variables), or point me to a clear
explanation, I would be very grateful.

Thank you,

Jonathan