This is normally a syntax error just before some variable. Try some of these: Missing operator before a variable: <?php $a = 'ab'; echo('Missing conca... Missing semicolon at end of line: <?php echo('Missing semicolon at end of lin... Missing ( and ) in for loop: <?php foreach $a as $i { echo "$i\n"; ... Missing keyword before class variable: <?php class A { // should be var $a; ...

Variable Meaning $_ The default or implicit variable. @_ Within a subroutine the array @_ contains the parameters passed to that subroutine. $a, $b Special package variables when using sort() $<digit> Contains the subpattern from the corresponding set of capturing parentheses from the last pattern match, not counting patterns matched in nested blocks that have been exited already. $. Current line number for the last filehandle accessed. $/ The input record separator, newline by default. $| If set to nonzero, forces a flush right away and after every write or print on the currently selected output channel. Default is 0 (regardless of whether the channel is really buffered by the system or not; $| tells you only whether you've asked Perl explicitly to flush after...

You need to set several system variables in order to run a SQL script to update a column with JavaScript code: SQLT: set sqlt off The default SQLT (SQL terminator) is semicolon, which is used in JavaScript as statement terminator. Blank lines: set sqlblanklines on Blank lines are abundant in JavaScript. Don't let them terminate your SQL statement No variable substitution: set define off The ampersand is a JavaScript operator, which is also used by SQL*Plus for variable substitution. You should turn variable substitution off to preserve the JavaScript code. Finally, use slash (/) on a blank line to terminate your SQL code. Example: UPDATE events set JSCODE = 'var a = 1; var ...