[FX.php List] Suggestions on finding parse errors in long PHP pages

[Leo R. Lundgren]

Regarding this whole issue, unless I'm mistaken, the "problem" is  
that PHP only counts the lines in the file that actually has PHP code  
in i, i.e. not stuff outside the php-tags (<?php and ?>).

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28 nov 2007 kl. 19.40 skrev Bob Patin:

> Jonathan,
>
> I found it on line 383 (the parse error said line 294): instead of  
> "echo" I'd typed "cho".
>
> So would BBEdit show things on their correct lines?
>
> BP
>
>
> On Nov 28, 2007, at 12:32 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
>
>> Bob,
>>
>> This is always a lot of fun.
>>
>> If the error isn't on the line number offered, then we are talking  
>> missing "}" in a if statement, no?
>>
>> If so, I use the latest version of BBEDIT that offers the ability  
>> to visually see in the Margin, the symbols indicating opening and  
>> closing if statements.  Although it doesn't wave at you, it is  
>> just a matter to narrow down the location of the mssing closing  
>> bracket.
>>
>> Not sure if that is the issue for you.  HTH.
>>
>> If you find a more intelligent method, I'd love to hear.
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>>
>> At 12:21 PM -0600 11/28/07, Bob Patin wrote:
>>> I have a form that has embedded PHP all the way down, on approx.  
>>> 40 survey questions; now that I managed to get to the bottom of  
>>> the form and test it, I'm getting a parse error.
>>>
>>> The problem is that the error msg. lists a line that isn't  
>>> relevant to the actual lines of the code; do you guys have a way  
>>> to take the parse error line # and interpolate it so that it  
>>> shows the actual error line?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Bob Patin
>>
>> -- 
>> Jonathan Schwartz
>> Exit 445 Group
>> jonathan at exit445.com
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