Editing a script that has a "sub printheader" and "sub printfooter" routine
before and after it creates a web page with a message. I would like to
customize this script so that I can have my own header and footer. What is
the best way to do this?

1. Can you create a "sub" that references a separate file to print as a
header and footer?
2. Can you include the html code in the perl script without having to
include a "\" prior to every quote?

Thanks!

Al Franz wrote:
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> 2. Can you include the html code in the perl script without having to
> include a "\" prior to every quote?[/color]

Yes. Look for "Quote-like Operators" in `perldoc perlop`. qq{} and
here-doc in particular.

http://perldoc.perl.org/perlop.html

Having Perl print the contents of another file containing the header and
footer information is not a possibility though? I need to put the HTML code
within the Perl script?

"Joe Smith" <joe@inwap.com> wrote in message
news:AaSdnbdkeruuL63ZRVn-uQ@comcast.com...[color=blue]
> Al Franz wrote:
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>> 2. Can you include the html code in the perl script without having to
>> include a "\" prior to every quote?[/color]
>
> Yes. Look for "Quote-like Operators" in `perldoc perlop`. qq{} and
> here-doc in particular.
>
> http://perldoc.perl.org/perlop.html[/color]

Al Franz wrote:[color=blue]
> Having Perl print the contents of another file containing the header
> and footer information is not a possibility though? I need to put
> the HTML code within the Perl script?[/color]

See
perldoc -f open

jue

Al Franz wrote:[color=blue]
> Having Perl print the contents of another file containing the header and
> footer information is not a possibility though?[/color]

I never said that. I did not bother answering that part since the answer
is so obvious. Perl was created to create reports - reading in multiple
files, analyzing them, and printing the results.
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>>> 2. Can you include the html code in the perl script without having to
>>> include a "\" prior to every quote?[/color]
>> Yes. Look for "Quote-like Operators" in `perldoc perlop`. qq{} and
>> here-doc in particular.
>>
>> http://perldoc.perl.org/perlop.html[/color][/color]

Question: Have you ever used the "here-doc" feature? It is very
useful, and I recommend you try it.

-Joe