Re: pascal-like "with" was Re: Default filehandles(was Re: command line option: $|++)

[Dave Storrs]

This seems good...the HOF stuff seems to have pretty well accepted, and
the thumbtack notation with it.

                        Dave

On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Clayton Scott wrote:

> > > On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, David L. Nicol wrote:
> > >       %record = loadrecord($studentID);
> > >       with %record {
> > >               print <<SPAM;
> > >       Dear $Name:
> > >               Your tuition is now due.  Please send in a payment
> > >       of at least $Minumum.
> > >
> > >       SPAM
> > >
> > >       # anyone for having a python-like floating left edge for
> > >       # retaining indentation of hereis strings?
> > >
> > >       };
> 
> 
> This seems less of a leap of logic/faith:
> %record = loadrecord($studentID);
> with %record {
>     print <<SPAM;
>         Dear ^name:
>         Your tuition is now due.  Please send in a payment of at least 
>         ^minumum.
> SPAM
> };