Re: require_once adds a "1"

<? if (!@include_once("topten.php")){ echo "Loading of top ten failed on line ".__LINE__; } ?> "Gary" <g.moore@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:20030307191900.13562.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > 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. > >