just replace $var with $GLOBALS['var'] where you want a global
no matter what.
However, I would also welcome macros.
At 18:16 14.2. 2001, John Woolbright wrote the following:
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>Is there any way in php to create macros for inline execution of code
>without creating scoping issues like function() does. For Example:
>
>if you had a macro set up so like this
>Macro($x) {
> for($i=0;$i<$x;$i++) {
> echo $x;
> }
>}
>
>and a program like this
>
>$x=15;
>Macro($x);
>
>$x=45
>Macro($45);
>
>you could call this macro an php would basically make the substitutions
>and execute the code within the current scope of the program without
>dropping into the scope of a function. Although this would be
>inefficient for most things it could be a useful for some applications.
>
>The reason I am looking to do this is because I have a very large
>codebase of php scripts that are broken into modular pieces. I have a
>function called Uses($includes) that allows you to pass in a string of
>include files. Uses() runs through a loop to include the files but,
>because Uses is a function all variables within the included files go
>out of scope when the function executes. Many of the included files
>have defined global variables that are defined for use with the included
>file. If there were some sort of Macro syntax then every time the Macro
>is called the code is copyied and in-lined executed within the current
>running scope. There may be way to do this. For some scripts with
>complicated and nested includes the uses() function might get called
>several times to include files needed by submodules of modules. I could
>do this with the include function but the way we have it set up it makes
>the scripts easier to read.
>
>i.e. Uses("Sql Date Http Browser") would include the sql.inc date.inc
>http.inc and browser.inc without having to specifiy
>Include('sql.inc');
>Include('date.inc');
>Include('httpd.inc');
>Include('browser.inc.');
>
>the current uses function looks like this
>Uses ($includes);
> $libs=explode(" ",$includes);
> for ($i=0;$i<count($libs);$i++) {
> $filename= trim(strtolower($libs[$i])) . '.inc.';
> include($filename);
> }
>}
>
>
>Any feedback would be appreciated.
>
>John Woolbright
>
>
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