variable in HERE document

[mike]

hi

i have a here doc assigned to a variable

my $datetime = "30 Jun 2004" ;

my $strings <<'EOF'
declare @lastaccessdate = "$datetime"
declare @today_date = "30 Jun 2004"
EOF

how can i interpolate the $datetime variable
inside the here doc?? I need to have the 'EOF' instead of "EOF"

thanks

[Jürgen Exner]

mike wrote:

hi

i have a here doc assigned to a variable

my $datetime = "30 Jun 2004" ;

my $strings <<'EOF'
declare @lastaccessdate = "$datetime"
declare @today_date = "30 Jun 2004"
EOF

how can i interpolate the $datetime variable
inside the here doc??
You are explicitely asking perl _not_ to interpolate the variable but to
take the text "$datetime" literally.
If you want a variable to be interpolated then use the proper double quotes.
I need to have the 'EOF' instead of "EOF"

Why?

jue