Custom Perl modules

Renata

I have set up a Utils.pm file with a bunch of perl functions and am call use TeamSite::Utils;
to access these functions from tpl files. if I include the function in the <iw_perl> on the tpl itself it works fine otherwise it tells me "can't process template file"

did anyone perhaps encounter the same problem?
thanks

tvaughan

It may not be finding your Utils.pm

I have something similiar, and here's my syntax inside a TPL:

< !-- Begin WORKFLOW Process -->
< iw_perl>
    < ![CDATA[
        use lib qw(/teamsite/iw-home/iw-perl/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.005);
        use FreddieMac::Templating;

        . . . .blah blah . . .. 

            my $fm_news_pr_timestamp = getFmNewsTimestamp($dcrName);

If this is still giving you problems, I would recommend 'compiling' the template on the command line and seeing what it produces. Use a command along the lines of:

iwpt_compile.ipl
-pt /iwmnt/default/main/FreddieMac/corporate/WORKAREA/tvaughan/templates/fm_news/archives/presentation/gen_index_servicing.tpl
-ofile /iwmnt/default/main/FreddieMac/corporate/WORKAREA/tvaughan/content/news/archives/servicing/2002/index_include.html
-ocode ****.ipl

The key to this command is that -ocode flag. It tells the iwpt_compile.ipl to save off the perl that it uses to actually generate index_include.html. If you then run the file "****.ipl", it'll give you better errors and line numbers as to where the template problem is happening.

Good luck,
Tom