Syntax for passing an UNC?

todd_o_callen

I have a php webpage that pulls in a variety of html snippets and displays their contents dynamically. One of those snippets includes a jump menu in html that works fine, as long as I use http syntax.

The problem is that several of the options in the dropdown need to point to intranet resources on our corporate WAN that do not have internal web processes. The best I can do is use a UNC with a file:\ protocol. This works when pasted into the browser's address window directly, but the syntax I list below makes PHP choke.

< option value="\servername\share\">blah blah< /option>

... but I get syntax errors.

(the inserted spaces are just for posting)

How do I fix the syntax so that PHP likes it?

jerdo

You could try:

echo "<option value=\\"\\\\\\\\servername\\\\share\\\\\">blah blah< /option>";

Each special character needs to be proceeded by a backslash or PHP will try to interpret them.

todd_o_callen

But this snippet that is contiguous to the problem code works as is:

< option value="http://guidedirect.guidecorp.eds.com/common/">Q< /option>

It is vBulletin PHP here, and so who knows the behind the scenes interpreter magic that goes on with passing template code.

The only variables between these two options are the protocol and the slash directions.

Thanks for trying to help, though!

🙂

jerdo

That code is a little different it uses forwardslashes(/) which aren't interpretted like backslashes(). In PHP if you want a backslash to actually show up somewhere you have to put two in because the first one is always interpretted by PHP to say take the next argument at face value (do not interpret it). So if you wanted a dollar sign to show up you have to do \$, etc.

todd_o_callen

Thanks for the clear advice everyone! My problem is resolved.