Problem with this " print <<EOM; " function

[bingoldsby]

print <<ENDHTML;
....your HTML code (or text) here.....
ENDHTML

I've tried the above function from tutorials (using cut and paste) and typing it several times on my own, and I have not once gotten it to work successfully.

Each time there is the error message: Can't find string terminator "ENDHTML" anywhere before EOF at C:/Apache2/cgi-bin - etc.

I clearly see it right there. Any hints about this behavior?

Thanks,

Brian

 

[knights199]

Maybe you indented the final ENDHTML, try providing a little more code as context.


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[PaulTEG]

ENDHTML must be preceded by a new line, and two following line breaks

  print <<ENDHTML
      blah
blah
ENDHTML

HTH
--Paul



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[bingoldsby]

Thanks, both of you. I did some experimenting.

The the final end statement needs to be on it's own line, no preceeding indents/tabs/spaces, and must be followed by at least one line break.

I didn't find any of those specifics in the tutorials I have been looking at.

Thanks, again.

Brian