Re: "here" document

> The difference is that the "here document" function in Perl is used to embed > HTML in the Perl file. PHP is the other way around. It's not HTML embedded > in a Php file, it's Php embedded in an HTML file. Personally, I like it > better this way. With this ability, I can't see any need for perls "here > document" function. This was is easier. In addition to the mentioned print <<<HERE My name is <a href="$site">$name</a> HERE as opposed to My name is <a href="<?php print $site; ?>"><?php print $name; ?></a> It would be good for writing files. Sometimes I need to output HTML files, and there is a lot of escaping of double-quotes. This sort of syntax would eliminate that necessity, too. This is time-consuming: $file = " My name is <a href=\"$site\">$name</a> "; My fingers no like \"! Hans Anderson ~ me@hansanderson.com PO Box 426, Missoula, MT 59806 | PHP, Search Engines, SQL (800)397-9116 / (406)549-6524 | Databases, Flash Multimedia, http://www.hansanderson.com | Killer Audio Production, http://www.goofiness.com | Minty Fresh Breath.