If you're going to use an array in a string, you have to surround it
with braces.
echo "value is {$c2[something]} okay?";
Or, exit out of the string:
echo "value is " . $c2['something'] . " okay?";
If you use it outside of the string, you need the single/double quotes
around the key so you don't get an undefined constant warning.
That looks like your problem.
---John Holmes...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Verdon Vaillancourt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 12:34 PM
> To: PHP-General
> Subject: [PHP] Dreaded expecting `T_VARIABLE' or... Error -- long post
>
> Hi Apologies if this question has been answered before and I can't
find
> it.
> I have searched and although finding similar issues, I haven't been
able
> to
> fix.
>
> I have a file that creates a search for and then is supposed to post
to
> itself to retriev results. When I add the first function (the search
form)
> everything seems OK. The page renders, the select menus are populated
from
> my mySQL db.
>
> When I add the second function (the results). I start getting an error
> that
> refers to a line number in my initial function that was previously OK.
I
> gather the error has something to do with syntax, but I can't find it.
>
> I'll show some examples and then detail the error.
>
> My intial code that creates the search form and works is:
>
>
> PHP:
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> // Handles session initialization
>
> include("open_session.php");
>
> if(!isset($mainfile))
>
> {
> ��include("mainfile.php");
> }
>
> // Global configuration data
> include("config.php");
>
> // Generates page header
> include�("header.php");
>
> function�sform()�{
>
> include("config.php");
>
> $box_title�=�"Search Form";
>
> $box_stuff�=�"<table width=\"100%\"><tr><td align=\"left\">";
>
> $box_stuff�.=�"<span class=\"finePrint\">Search hints can go
> here</span></td></tr></table>";
>
> $box_stuff�.=�"
>
> <center><form action=\"./search_users.php\" method=\"post\">
>
> <table><tr><td colspan=3 align=\"left\"><h4>Search for:</h4></td></tr>
>
> <tr><td align=\"left\"><font size=\"-1\">Company</font></td><td
> align=\"left\"><font size=\"-1\">Category</font></td><td
> align=\"left\"><font size=\"-1\">City</font></td></tr>
>
> <tr><td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><input name=\"company\"></td><td
> align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">
>
> <select name=\"cat\" size=\"7\" multiple>\n";
>
>
> $cat_result�=�mysql_query("select cat, catkey, cattext, count(cat) AS
> num_type FROM "�.�$table_prefix."users LEFT JOIN
> "�.�$table_prefix."users_cat ON cat=catkey GROUP BY cattext ORDER BY
> cattext");
>
> $categories�=�mysql_fetch_array($cat_result);
>
> if�($categories)�{
>
> ����while�($c2�=�mysql_fetch_array($cat_result))�{
>
> ����$num_type�=�$c2[num_type];
>
>
����$box_stuff�.=�"<option�name=\"cat\"�value=\"$c2[catkey]\">$c2[cattex
t]
> �(
> $num_type)</option>";
>
> ����}
>
> }
>
> $box_stuff�.=�"
>
> </select>
>
> </td>
>
> <td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">
>
> <select name=\"city\" size=\"7\" multiple>\n";
>
>
>
> $city_result�=�mysql_query("select city, count(city) AS num_type FROM
> "�.�$table_prefix."users GROUP BY city ORDER BY city");
>
> $cities�=�mysql_fetch_array($city_result);
>
> if�($cities)�{
>
> ����while�($c3�=�mysql_fetch_array($city_result))�{
>
> ����$num_type3�=�$c3[num_type];
>
>
����$box_stuff�.=�"<option�name=\"city\"�value=\"$c3[city]\">$c3[city]�(
$n
> um
> _type3)</option>";
>
> ����}
>
> }
>
> $box_stuff�.=�"</select></td></tr>\n";
>
>
>
> $box_stuff�.=�"
>
> <tr><td align=\"left\" colspan=3 align=\"center\"><input
type=\"submit\"
> value=\"Search\"> Note: searching for all can produce a large
> page!</td></tr>
>
> </table><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"op\" value=\"search\" />
>
> </form></center>";
>
>
>
> thememainbox($box_title,�$box_stuff);
>
> include("footer.php");
>
> }
>
>
>
> switch($op)�{
>
> ����case�"search":
>
> ��������search();
>
> ��������break;
>
>
>
> ����default:
>
> ��������sform();
>
> ��������break;
>
> ��}
>
>
>
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Now, when I add anything for the function search() , even a simple
message
> printed to the page such as:
>
>
> PHP:
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> function�search()
>
> {
>
> ����include('config.php');
>
> ����global�;
>
> ����$box_title�=�"Search Results";
>
> ����$box_stuff�.=�"Results here";
>
> ����thememainbox($box_title,�$box_stuff);
>
> ����include("footer.php");
>
> }
>
>
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> I get the error: Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_VARIABLE' or
`'$''
> in /Library/WebServer/Documents/phpwebsite/search_users.php on line 45
>
> BTW... line 45 is part of the initial funtion that was working before:
>
>
> PHP:
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> $cat_result�=�mysql_query("select cat, catkey, cattext, count(cat) AS
> num_type FROM "�.�$table_prefix."users LEFT JOIN
> "�.�$table_prefix."users_cat ON cat=catkey GROUP BY cattext ORDER BY
> cattext");
>
> $categories�=�mysql_fetch_array($cat_result);
>
> if�($categories)�{
>
> ����while�($c2�=�mysql_fetch_array($cat_result))�{
>
> ����$num_type�=�$c2[num_type];
>
>
����$box_stuff�.=�"<option�name=\"cat\"�value=\"$c2[catkey]\">$c2[cattex
t]
> �(
> $num_type)</option>";
>
> ����}��//THIS IS LINE 45
>
> }
>
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> I feel that if I can get past this, I can likely get my actual search
to
> work. If you're curious, the following code is what I actually have in
> mind
> for the search function. I just can't get far enough along to even
test
> it.
> I would surely appreciate any advice that anyone can extend.:
>
>
> PHP:
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> function�search()�{
>
> include("config.php");
>
> global�$company,�$cat,�$city,�$catkey,�$cattext,�Order;
>
> $box_title�=�"Search Results";
>
> if�($cat>0)�{
>
> ����$classreq="AND�catkey=$cat";
>
> ����}
>
> ��if�(!$Order)�{
>
> ����$Order="company";
>
> ����}
>
> $query�=�"SELECT company, city, cat, catkey, cattext FROM
> "�.�$table_prefix."users LEFT JOIN
>
"�.�$table_prefix."users_cat�ON�cat=catkey�WHERE�company�LIKE�'%$company
%'
> �A
>
ND�city�LIKE�'%$city%'�AND�cat�LIKE�'%$cat%'�$classreq�ORDER�BY�$Order";
>
> $result�=�mysql_query($query);
>
>
> $box_stuff�=�"<center><br>";
>
> $box_stuff�.=�"<table cellpadding=1 border=0 cellspacing=0
> width=\"100%\">";
>
> if�($result){
>
> ����if�($r�=�mysql_fetch_array($result)){
>
> ��������do�{
>
> ��������$box_stuff�.="
>
>
<tr�class=\"type5\"><td�align=\"left\">Company</td><td�align=\"left\">Ca
te
> go
> ry</td><td�align=\"left\">City</td></tr>
>
>
<tr�class=\"type5\"><td�align=\"left\">$r[company]</td><td�align=\"left\
">
> $r
> [cattext]</td><td�align=\"left\">$r[city]</td></tr>";
>
> ��������}�while�($r�=�mysql_fetch_array($result));
>
> ����}�else�{
>
> ��������$box_stuff�.=�"<b>Search Failed</b>";
>
> ����}
>
> }
>
>
> $box_stuff�.=�"</center>";
>
> thememainbox($box_title,�$box_stuff);
>
> include("footer.php");
>
> }
>
>
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Thanks again,
> Verdon
>
>
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