> i've concatenated a string from a while statement on a SQL query. example:
> "$mars","$venus","$jupiter". let's say i call this $planets.
> there are actual variables from a posted form with those names. say,
> $mars=1, $venus=2, $jupiter=3. however, when i echo "$planets" i get the
> string "$mars,"$venus"... rather than what I want:
> "1," "2", "3". but if echo $mars i get "1." i'm trying to create a
dynamic
> sql insert statement because the page sending it doesn't know what/how
many
> varialbes it's sending. if i hard code it, it works. this has been
puzzling
> me for days! see, the 'planets' are all displayed on the form from the
> while statement to database table1. i.e. while (...results)
> $name=row[(planets)]....the other variables in the form are defined. say,
> $number. the statement/string reads them okay. i.e. if string/statement
was
> ("\"$number\",\"$mars\",\"venus\") it will echo as
> ("54","$mars","$venus.....). have i made my problem clear? because it's
> sure confusing me!
If you have "$mars,$venus,$jupiter" and you want PHP to substitute for the
variables, maybe you could use http://php.net/eval
However, I suspect you are doing something way more complicated than you
need to in the first place, which has gotten you in this predicament.
What is the original task?
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