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Posted by Alp on 10/04/78 11:07
Thanks Richard,
I thought I wasn't missing one, that is until James pinpointed it!
I'm using TextPad which does have syntax dependent text coloring, but
unfortunately it does not point out what you are missing such as a closing
bracket (unlike Dreamweaver).
Alp
"Richard Lynch" <ceo@l-i-e.com> wrote in message
news:1343.66.99.91.45.1107449635.squirrel@www.l-i-e.com...
> Alp wrote:
> > Why would a php script get stuck at the ver last line of code in
php/mysql
> > combination? I'm getting a parse error at the very last line.
>
> It may help you (now and in the future) to remember that PHP is just a
> program, that reads your script, line by line, and then tries to convert
> what you typed into an "action" for it to take.
>
> If it's complaining on the last line, then, most likely, it expecting
> something *MORE* from you, based on what you already have typed.
>
> So you're missing the ending part of something, like an ending " mark, or
> an ending ' or an ending } or an ending ) or an ending ] or something of
> that nature.
>
> It's also a good idea to be FANATIC about your alignment of beginning and
> ending { } markers -- There are religious arguments about where exactly
> they should be placed, but pick whatever seems most reasonable to you and
> stick to it, and ALWAYS line them up the same with CONSISTENT indentation.
>
> Otherwise, you'll spend the rest of your programming life looking for
> missing }
>
> You may also want to get a good color-coding editor. A quick Google for
> "PHP Editors" should turn up tons of them.
>
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