How do I read back in the output of Data::Dumper?

Question

Let\'s say I have a text file created using Data::Dumper, along the lines of:

my $x = [ { foo => \'bar\', asdf => undef }, 0, -4, [ [] ] ];

Answer 1

I think you want to put

our $x;

into your code before accessing x. That will satisfy the strict error checking.

That being said, I join the other voices in suggesting Storable.