Help with encoding variable in URL

dancahill

I'm trying to print out a table of results based on a search query but as part of the results I want to display a URL link with a variableID as part of the URL. This is what I've got at the moment:

echo "\n\t<tr><td align=\"right\"> .
"<ahref= \"page2.php?varID=" .
$row["varID"] .
"\">Get More Details</a>" ."</td></tr>";

Which isn't working - keeps giving me:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected '=', expecting ',' or ';' in c:\

I can't seem to work out the problem & as well as this the above is probably an ugly way of doing it. Appreciate any help on how to get this right.

Tks,
Dan

GBahle

Try

echo "\n\t<tr><td align=\"right\">" . "<a href= \"page2.php?varID=" . $row["varID"] . "\">Get More Details</a>" . "</td></tr>";

You only missed a " 😉

I guess everybody hates Typos 😉

Gernot

Weedpacket

Originally posted by dancahill
I'm trying to print out a table of results based on a search query but as part of the results I want to display a URL link with a variableID as part of the URL. This is what I've got at the moment:

echo "\n\t<tr><td align=\"right\"> .
"<ahref= \"page2.php?varID=" .
$row["varID"] .
"\">Get More Details</a>" ."</td></tr>";

Which isn't working - keeps giving me:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected '=', expecting ',' or ';' in c:\

I can't seem to work out the problem & as well as this the above is probably an ugly way of doing it. Appreciate any help on how to get this right.

Yes, it is ugly 🙂

You're missing at least one " near the end of the first line.

The only bit PHP would actually be interested in there is the $row[]. So:

?>
	<tr><td align="right"><a href="page2.php?varID=<?php echo $row['varID']?>">Get More Details</a></td></tr>
<?php

dancahill

Thanks alot guys. It's always something obvious!!!!:mad:

Must take more care in future!