Re: require_once adds a "1"

Thanks for your response James! but still I must be doing something wrong the "1" is a persistent little bugger. Have you any tips on how to rewrite: <?php echo @ require_once("topten.php"); ?> using the ob_methods? Again thanx for your response Gary James Holden wrote: > The '1' is received simply because your requirement clause echoed the > result to the page. > > include, require and include_once all return boolean results of 1 or 0 > which indicates a successful loading of said include. If you want to > suppress the output of an include use ob_ methods which prevent output > the stdout. > > Simply putting 'include_once("anyfile.php")' will output whatever > processes occur within that include. > Putting the echo statement will additionally output the status of the > include operation. > > Regards, > Jim > londontown.com > > > Ernest E Vogelsinger wrote: > >> At 17:28 07.03.2003, Gary spoke out and said: >> --------------------[snip]-------------------- >> >> >>> Hi >>> I've included the following in a php document: >>> <?php >>> echo @ require_once("anyfile.php") >>> >>> >>> and it works exactly as I expect except at the end of the included >>> document theres a single "1" displayed. I've noticed also that if I >>> include a document in the included document the end result will be >>> the document I want exactly as I want it with the addition of two >>> ones "11"s can anyone tell me how to get rid of the ones? >>> (if I run anyfile.php by itself there are no "1"s) >>> >>> >> --------------------[snip]-------------------- >> >> This happens if the included file returns some value, in your case >> it seems to return "true". Remove the return <something> statement >> (you may simply "return;" if necessary) and the 1 will be history.