Al wrote: > I've searched the PHP manual and can't find an answer for this question > > I'd like to use the "OR DIE" construct; but instead of "DIE" I'd like to > use > "RETURN FOO". I haven't found a way to do it. > > > $string= file_get_contents($filename) > OR die("Could not read file"); > > $db_link= mysql_connect($host, $user, $pw) > OR die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error()); > > Seems like it would be nice to not have to test first, e.g., > if(is_readable($filename)){.... } You may want to use: or http://php.net/exit or http://php.net/return I will not guarantee that either will work, much less do what you want, which I don't really understand in the first place. -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php