Thanks John for helping clear that up.
Now after reading your excellent description, and looking at the Apache-ASP
docs, its clear.
'include' is a correct term, while 'inline' most certainly is not.
Thanks again,
Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: "John D. Leonard II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Tim Pushor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 2:20 PM
Subject: RE: Includes revisited
> Tim:
>
> Good questions:
>
> 1) Rule 1 -> ALWAYS USE "USE STRICT!" Trying to access global variables
in
> a mod_perl/ASP environment will kill you at the most inopportune time.
>
> ONLY PASS VARIABLES VIA THE ARGUMENT LIST. DO NOT DEPEND ON GLOBAL
> VARIABLES! ALWAYS USE "my"
>
> 2) Here is an example:
>
> main.asp:
> ---------
>
> <h1>Header 1</h1>
> <%
> my $MyLocalVar = "happy days!";
>
> $Response->Include("myfile.inc", $MyLocalVar);
> %>
> <%
> # now, pass an anonymous array
> $Response->Include("myfile.inc", [$var1,$var2,$var3]);
>
> # now, pass a scalar, anonymous array, and anonymous hash. (Now I'm being
a
> smart ass.)
>
> $Response->Include("myfile.inc",
> ($MyLocalVar,[$var1,$var2,$var3],[my1=>'hello',my2=>'world']) );
>
> %>
> ...
>
>
> myfile.inc:
> -----------
> <%
>
> my ($arg1,$arg2,$arg3) = @_; # arguments enter the ASP include file in
"@_"
>
> if (scalar $arg1){
>
> }elsif (ref $arg1){
>
> } else {
>
> }
>
> #or
>
> if (@_ == 1) { #if the number of arguments is 1,
> }elsif (@_ == 2) { # etc...
> }
>
> # from the "myfile.inc" I also have access to all the other global objects
> including $Response, $Request,
> # $Server, $Session, and $Application.
>
> %>
>
> JL
>
>
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