After getting this to work, I realize that the documentation is incomplete.
Here are the things you need to fix, to get this to work:
- Fix setting $vars as shown in my previous post (Not really REQUIRED)
- Comment-out "$tmpl->add_templates(" - this pollutes the cache.
- Change the next line to : $tmpl->compile( 'templ'); # Remove 'demo'
- Change the 'render' line to : render( 'templ', $vars )
- print out $$rendered (Note the TWO $'s) (Optional debugging step)
- In the template '.tmpl' file, Remove the "INCLUDE" for the variables. Include is intended for including other FILEs.
The 'compile' automatically adds the ".tmpl' suffix, and searches for a file with that name in the 'search_dirs'.
Here are the last few lines of the code:
#$tmpl->add_templates( { demo => 'templ.tmpl' } ) ; # Commented OUT
$tmpl->compile( 'templ'); #( was 'demo' ) ;
my $rendered = $tmpl->render( 'templ', $vars ) ;
print $$rendered;
There are a few other minor issue's - but they will become obvious once your template starts rendering.
Happy templating !.
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At least I could see something been printed to the screen, still having issues with the 'header' and 'footer' that is printing HASH(0x1e1b0cc) to the screen. But thanks for looking into this!
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You can fix those by replacing the bottom part of your template with:
[% START header %]
==== Written By [% author %] on [% date %] ====
[%END header%]
[%START row%]
[%first%] - [%second%]
[%END row%]
[% START footer%]
*-*- This page was last modified on [% modified %]. Hope it still wo
+rks ! *-*
[%END footer %]
Notice the use of "START" and "END" on %header and %footer - this is because these entities are not simple scalars - they are hash refs that need to be expanded, and have their keys referenced.
"Battle not with trolls, lest ye become a troll; and if you gaze into the Internet, the Internet gazes also into you."
-Friedrich Nietzsche: A Dynamic Translation
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