how would I call this variable from here?

rayk

Ok so I have this code before the <head> tag because of other junk (code) before it...

$status = "[<a href=\"$site/usercp.php\"><< back</a>]
News Articles

connectToDB($dbname, $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpw);
showTitles($dbname, news, modify);

Lan News Articles

connectToDB($dbname, $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpw);
showTitles($dbname, lannews, modify)";

And I need to call $status down in the page (to print) all the HTML. How would I get the functions to work properlly? It prints out what is there (and I know that it does and I know I dont have the correct code to do what I want)....how would I go about calling the functions without printing out the actual function (ie. connectToDB(blah blah) will show up as is (it does not use the function).

I hope u guys (and gals) get what im saying.

Mega

why do u need to connect to the db twice? i mean why stop at 2 times? y not 36 million times?
o_0

use this:

connectToDB($dbname, $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpw);

$status = '<p><font size="2">[<a href="$site/usercp.php">&lt;&lt; back</a>]</font></p> 
<p><b>News Articles</b></p> 
<p>' .
showTitles($dbname, news, modify) . '
// these need changing ^^^^^^^^^^^
</p> 
<p><b>Lan News Articles</b></p> 
<p>' . 
showTitles($dbname, lannews, modify); 
// these need changing ^^^^^^^^^^^

rayk

errr no. that makes the functions call right there. I want the functions to be included with $status all together.

/me not thinking tonight.....duh =)

Mega

i have no idea what you're asking for then, and by the looks of things neither does anybody else 😉

rayk

ok.......let me try to explain again. I have an if and else statement before the <html> tag in my document. Something like if someting then $status will equal something else $status equals (the code I gave here). In the middle of the document I call $status bu echo $status; and in turn it echos the functions also (so they are unable to perform). Is there anyway to have part of $status echo while the functions do their work???

What I get when i view the page is something like:

showTitle($dbname, lannews ....... and that stuff.

Hope this helps

Mega

connectToDB($dbname, $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpw);

$status = '<p><font size="2">[<a href="$site/usercp.php">&lt;&lt; back</a>]</font></p> 
<p><b>News Articles</b></p> 
<p>
</p> 
<p><b>Lan News Articles</b></p> 
<p>';


echo showTitles($dbname, 'lannews', 'modify'); 
echo showTitles($dbname, 'news', 'modify');
echo $status;

you mean like that?

rayk

well, we are making progress =)

sorta.....but the 3 echos you have there need to be included with $status. but if the functions echo before I call $status, it is waaay up top of my html page and thats not what i want.

Mega

can't you change the position of where they r echo'd?

rayk

well....i just wanted to know if there was someway around that, because now ill have to rewite a bunch of code 🙁

Mega

Originally posted by rayk
well....i just wanted to know if there was someway around that, because now ill have to rewite a bunch of code 🙁

u shudnt have to o_0

i duno wot ur code or functions r like so i cudnt help u there