I need some help with eval()...

Anon

hi,

my problem is with eval.

I have in a "parse_me.html" file, a mix of HTML & PHP3. The PHP3 code in the "parse_me.html" file is very basic.

Using my 'application', I read through the "parse_me.hml" file copying the HTML line for line, and when it hits PHP3 code it is suppossed to process the code, using the eval() statement.

e.g. sample from "parse_me.html"

<? if ($value == $today) echo "HELLO WORLD; ?>

</body>

so when my application processes this file, the line with the PHP3 code is stored
in $complete_code

$complete_code = 'if ($value == $today) echo "HELLO WORLD";';
eval ("\$new_str = \"$complete_code\";");

the data stored in $new_str is:
if (1 == 0) echo "HELLO WORLD";

instead of "HELLO WORLD".

does anybody have any way of resolving this problem.

many thanks in advance,
alan

http://www.ireckon.com

Anon

That's because you paste the whole $complete_code variable into the eval statement.

This is what I always do.

   $complete_code = 'if ($value == $today) echo "HELLO WORLD";';
   echo "\$new_str = \"$complete_code\";";
   // eval ("\$new_str = \"$complete_code\";");

So I first do a "echo" statement. If you look at your page then, you see exactly what you're doing.

Greetz,

Vincent Driessen
Venlo, The Netherlands