On Sat, 4 Jan 2003 10:14:24 +1100 Ron Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Jan 2003 06:26:41 -0800 (PST), Michael A Chase wrote: > > >my($error); > >$error = shift -> text(); > > I tried this: > my $error = shift -> text(); > but of course it makes no difference in this context. > > I then tried: > my $error; > $error = shift -> text(); > but of course it makes no difference in this context. > > Either way, I'm convinced this is a red herring regarding the problem > I'm having with spaces in table names. I agree that in this situation, ->text() returns a single string regardless of the context. In other cases, it could be different and I've found it safer to use a scalar context unless I'm expecting a function to return a list. -- Mac :}) ** I normally forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Ask Smarter: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age.
