in reply to here doc and there doc: what's the difference? why does everyone seem to hate them?

What are they?

How do you use them?
I use them every which way possible.

What are the differences with here docs?
I don't understand the question.

Besides that, I was wondering why -in general- people are tended to discourage the usage of here docs.
They're not. People are generally discouraged from using here docs as a replacement for a templating system, especially in continually evolving programs.

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Re^2: here doc and there doc: what's the difference? why does everyone seem to hate them?
by muba (Priest) on Jun 19, 2004 at 14:15 UTC
    Hmm... your reply is mainly about the here docs, where as my original post was mainly about there (here, there) docs.
    That's why you don't understood my question :)

    But I already got the answer (see below)

    update: or maybe not... help! It's getting real confusing now! :)
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      I see (on the points I missed). Well, I don't like source filters The following works for me (: 
          print <<'    INDENTED_';
       blah blah blah blah bla

    INDENTED_

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      MJD says "you can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo!"
      I run a Win32 PPM repository for perl 5.6.x and 5.8.x -- I take requests (README).
      ** The third rule of perl club is a statement of fact: pod is sexy.

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      FYI, the 'there docs' linked to in that node that has your "answer" have littlle to do with the 'there docs' in the poll.

      - tye        

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        aw... what's the difference? :)
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