> 1. returning an error message is not perlish. it should be then > intuitive and similar to perl API returning true on success and undef on > failure, populating $!.
this is close to what I would like to see. actually, I think it would be nice to be able to have a DBI-like approach: # die() on error - requires eval() logic PerlRaiseError On # check returns manually - no eval() required PerlRaiseError Off not sure how realistic it is, though... --Geoff --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]