On Friday 04 November 2005 12:20 pm, Xavier Noria wrote: > On Nov 4, 2005, at 13:03, Gary Stainburn wrote: > > Hi folks I've got the following code which generates > > > > Parse error: parse error in /home/httpd/html/consumables.html on > > line 290 > > > > when I try to run it. The script doesn't run because of the parse > > error > > > > $orderSQL=~s/TOTAL/$or_total/; > > > > $orderSQL is a string containing a number of SQL statements with > > the placeholder &total; and $or_total has a value of '695.76' > > % perl -wle '$or_total="695.76"; \ > $orderSQL="TOTAL"; \ > $orderSQL=~s/TOTAL/$or_total/; \ > print $orderSQL' > 695.76 > > The error is somewhere else. > > -- fxn
I see your point, but if I comment out the line the script works fine. I've not manages to fix it, but have re-structured the script so it works differently but does the job. -- Gary Stainburn This email does not contain private or confidential material as it may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown and undisclosed purposes - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
