RE: webmaster@php.net dude

I'm cheap too. That's why I use a free editor that does support line numbers, like ConTEXT (http://www.fixedsys.com/context/) or EMACS. It's been a long time since I had debugged anything in PERL, but it seems to me that knowing exactly which line the problem is occurring on is a lot more helpful than knowing what it occurred near. As for knowing exactly what the problem is, that usually becomes self-evident once you look at the line indicated in the error message or the line immediately before or after. But, "A chacun son gout" as they say. -Andy > The only thing I would love to know is why isn't error checking more > precise/helpful. If I leave off a { by accident, why can't the error > say: > Duh! ERROR!! Alarm, alarm, alarm!!!! > You left of a } ya idiot! > Go look NEAR "something" and correct it stupid! <g> > > I - at least - am cheap and use Wordpad to do my PHPing. Looking up line > numbers SUuuuuuuuuuuuckkkkks. > One advantage to Perl. Maybe the only one left! > > IS ANYONE LISTENING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Thanks, <g> > > John