On 12/27/2010 06:11 AM, Sisyphus wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randal L. Schwartz" > <mer...@stonehenge.com> > To: <beginners@perl.org> > Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 1:57 PM > Subject: Re: Syntax Errors > > >>>>>>> "Bill" == Bill Casey <wtca...@wtcasey.com> writes: >> >> Bill> Syntax error at import_track.pl line 11, near ") {" >> Bill> Syntax error at import_track.pl line 14, near "}" >> >> Perl doesn't ever say "syntax error". So those errors are not >> coming from Perl. > > Eh? > > #################################### > C:\_32\pscrpt>type try.pl > use warnings; > use strict; > > if(ord('x') {print "ok\n"} > > C:\_32\pscrpt>perl try.pl > syntax error at try.pl line 4, near ") {" > Execution of try.pl aborted due to compilation errors. > > #################################### > > Is that specific to Windows ? > > Cheers, > Rob >
No, it isn't. syntax error (F) Probably means you had a syntax error. Common reasons include: A keyword is misspelled. A semicolon is missing. A comma is missing. An opening or closing parenthesis is missing. An opening or closing brace is missing. A closing quote is missing. -- Erez Observations, not opinions. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/