in reply to Basic syntax problem

Most non-Windows editors have a facility for checking brace-balance. In vi, it's %. Use it.

Another suggestion would be that you never type {, (, or [ without immediately typing the matching }, ), or ]. I do this and almost never have brace-balancing issues.

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Re: Re: Basic syntax problem
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 05, 2003 at 13:53 UTC

    Funnily enough, most window editors also have that facility...it ^M in mine. I realise that Notepad doesn't, but then neither does ed. They are of about equivalent functionality and use.

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