I know this isn't really answering your Q but... you could try downloading TextPad from www.textpad.com and installing one of the many macros available at http://www.textpad.com/add-ons/macros.html
This allows you to highlight a series of lines and click on the comment macro to add #'s before each line -----Original Message----- From: Shaun Fryer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 23 April 2002 23:38 To: Perl Beginners Subject: commenting perl Is there a simple way to comment multiple lines in Perl in a like manner to the "/*" or "<!--" comments in JavaScript and HTML respectively. Or is it absolutely necessary to put a "#" at the beginning of each individual commented line? =================== Shaun Fryer =================== London Webmasters http://LWEB.NET PH: 519-858-9660 FX: 519-858-9024 =================== -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]