nope.

$data = <<_END_;
<script
language="JavaScript">
alert("Boo!")
</script
>
_END_
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A /s modifier would help a little, but doesn't solve everything. Eg, what about this tag?

$data = qq{ <img src="hello.jpg" alt="x>y" width="60" height="60" /> }
+;
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Lesson: never treat HTML parsing as a "back of an envelope" exercise :)

cLive ;-)