From: "John W. Krahn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Mystik Gotan wrote:
> >
> > Hi there,
>
> Hello,
>
> > another basic Perl question up here. The last time I've seen quite
> > some code using die horribly;. Actually, I've never seen this
> > before. Is this a new built-in for 5.8.0? What I want to know, is
> > wat it does. I'm sure it can't be some text, I have an idea, but I'm
> > not sure. Please, I just wanna know what it is, I don't think any
> > duscussions are needed. Thanks :-)
>
> It is pseudo-code, not actual Perl code (at least when I've seen it
> used.)
>
> John
You're right. Though it could easily be proper Perl code ;-)
You'd just have to define function (or constant) horribly:
use constant horribly => 'Something horrible happened!';
...
open FILE, '< data.dat'
or die horribly;
Jenda
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