At 7:46 PM -0500 12/10/97, David Turley wrote: } In message "[MacPerl] Document Contains No Data (fwd)", Mark Manning/Muniz } Eng. wrote: } } >2. Create a new file (if you are on a Unix system) which } >contains commands. Make the file executable. Then run } >it. The commands are: } > } >perl -c <filename> } > } >Where <filename> is the name of your perl scripts. Run } >this and let Perl check the syntax of your program for } >errors. Very handy when writing Perl programs. If you are } >on a Mac (and thus using MacPerl), I believe you can do } >this under MPW. } } I do this by adding -c to the shebang line. I have a keyboard shortcut that } runs macperl using Bradls plugins. Very quick and handy. You can also check syntax with the MacPerl application without using shebang. Open the script, command-shift-K, or use the menu equivalent in the Script menu. } } _____________________________________________________________________ } David Turley } dturley@pobox.com } http://www.pobox.com/~dturley } } "You don't want to be the only person sitting on a crocodile's back." } -- heard on a PBS nature show } ______________________________________________________________________ } } } } } ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? } ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch --- Paul J. Schinder NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Code 693, Greenbelt, MD 20771 schinder@pjstoaster.pg.md.us ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch