Why doesn't this work?

[Richard Trahan]

Consider this code fragment:

print $q->header(-type => 'application/x-javascript');
print <<'EOF'
some_valid_js_1
some_valid_js_2
EOF

where $q is a CGI object. The above works ok.

Now change it to this:

print $q->header(-type => 'application/x-javascript');
print <<'EOF'
some_valid_js_1
EOF
print <<'EOF'
some_valid_js_2
EOF

In this case, neither line of js code gets to the destination page.
This behavior is the same for NN 7.1 and IE 6.0.

What am I doing wrong here?

 

[Richard Trahan]

(I'm answering my own post)

I forgot the g-d semicolon after the print statement.
A common error when using 'here' documents. Shame on me.

 

[Evertjan.]

Richard Trahan wrote on 10 aug 2004 in comp.lang.javascript:

Consider this code fragment:

print $q->header(-type => 'application/x-javascript');
print <<'EOF'
some_valid_js_1
some_valid_js_2
EOF

where $q is a CGI object. The above works ok.

Now change it to this:

print $q->header(-type => 'application/x-javascript');
print <<'EOF'
some_valid_js_1
EOF
print <<'EOF'
some_valid_js_2
EOF

In this case, neither line of js code gets to the destination page.
This behavior is the same for NN 7.1 and IE 6.0.

What am I doing wrong here?

Wrong NG ?

[Seems a different serverside language]

 

[Randy Webb]

What am I doing wrong here?

Not withstanding your own answer (the semicolon), your first problem is
you are assuming its a client issue when its a server issue.
The second is that you are asking about PHP code (presumably, it
resembles PHP) in a Javascript group. Try comp.lang.php or alt.php