this is a long one so bear with me...
my current php script
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<?
$openingItemTag = "<item>\n";
$openingEntry = ' <entry ';
$numberAtt = 'number="';
$nameAtt = '" name="';
$dateAtt = '" date="';
$messageAtt = '" message="';
$linkAtt = '" link="';
$closingEntry = "\"/>\n";
$closingItemTag = "</item>\n";
$Entry=
$openingEntry.$numberAtt.$myNumber.$nameAtt.$myName.$dateAtt.$myDate.
$messageAtt.$myMessage. $linkAtt.$myLink.$closingEntry;
$Item = $openingItemTag.$Entry.$closingItemTag;
$fp = fopen ("news.xml", "a");
fwrite($fp,$Item);
fclose($fp);
?>
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writes thie following to my file perfectly:
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<item>
<entry number="00" name="travis" date="01.08.02" message="hello world!"
link="http://www.fourm.com"/>
</item>
<item>
<entry number="01" name="travis" date="01.08.02" message="hello world!"
link="http://www.fourm.com"/>
</item>
<item>
<entry number="02" name="travis" date="01.08.02" message="hello world!"
link="http://www.fourm.com"/>
</item>
<item>
<entry number="03" name="travis" date="01.08.02" message="hello world!"
link="http://www.fourm.com"/>
</item>
<item>
<entry number="04" name="travis" date="01.08.02" message="hello world!"
link="http://www.fourm.com"/>
</item>
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how would i get it to write this:
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<menu>
<item>
<entry number="00" name="travis" date="01.08.02" message="hello world!"
link="http://www.fourm.com"/>
</item>
<item>
<entry number="01" name="travis" date="01.08.02" message="hello world!"
link="http://www.fourm.com"/>
</item>
<item>
<entry number="02" name="travis" date="01.08.02" message="hello world!"
link="http://www.fourm.com"/>
</item>
<item>
<entry number="03" name="travis" date="01.08.02" message="hello world!"
link="http://www.fourm.com"/>
</item>
<item>
<entry number="04" name="travis" date="01.08.02" message="hello world!"
link="http://www.fourm.com"/>
</item>
</menu>
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so how can i add an opening menu tag and a closing menu tag????
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