in reply to quotes in Perl

Minor gotcha in the here-is doc 
print <<HTML;
..
<style type="text/css">
\@import(url)
</style>
..
..
HTML

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Don't forget to escape the '@' symbol.

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Re^2: quotes in Perl
by Happy-the-monk (Canon) on Oct 21, 2004 at 09:27 UTC

    I don't experience that gotcha with a modern perl.

    However, a nicer fix than too many backslashes strewn in the data would be not to interpolate the Here-doc:
        print <<'HTML';

    Look again at jZed's post or ikegami's last point.

    Cheers, Sören

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Re^2: quotes in Perl
by nedals (Deacon) on Oct 22, 2004 at 01:06 UTC

    You wish to create an HTML doc using <<HTML; that requires interpolation.

    An @import (style sheet) or email address may be included. If the '@' symbol is not escaped, an error message will be returned that refers ONLY to the first line of the here-is

    Global symbol "@import" requires explicit package name at /usr/local/a
+pache/..... line 100.
Execution of /usr/local/apache/.... aborted due to compilation errors.

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    Knowing the above helps to quickly locate the problem. (or avoid it)

    Just a item to add to your
    ...some notes to keep in mind:...
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Re^2: quotes in Perl
by apotheon (Deacon) on Oct 21, 2004 at 07:24 UTC
    I don't know what you're referring to, as there's nothing remotely similar to the example code you've indicated in the text of my tutorial. I have added a notation about escaping @ and $ symbols in interpolated strings within the "escape characters" section, however.

    - apotheon
    CopyWrite Chad Perrin
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