Trying to convert strings to variables

[DrJonesAC2]

Hello all and thanks in advance for helping. I am in a situation whee I need to 'construct' a variable out of a string. I have done this with relative ease in Flash by just encapsulating the string that I wanted to reference as a variable
Flash example:
root["myString"].childObject

I have searched through the PHP documentation and the closest thing I could find for douing this is the parse_str() function
Example:
$myVar=parseStr("string");

here is a snippet from the code I am trying to implement

for($i=1;$i<$IL_finalCount;$i++)
{
print "<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\">\n";
print ("<b>".parse_Str("\$IL_itemName$count")." ");
print "</td>";
print "</tr>";
print "<tr>";
}

I know that it is probably something retarded that I have simply overlooked but I appreciate any help offered as I am about ready to go postal.
Thanks again
DrJones

[DrJonesAC2]

I modified the code because I did find one error. Still doesn't work

for($i=1;$i<$IL_finalCount;$i++)
{
print "<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\">\n";
print ("<b>".parse_Str("IL_itemName$count")." ");
print "</td>";
print "</tr>";
print "<tr>";
}

[khaldryck]

if i get it right, you want to use variable variable :
just do this :

${"string".$i} -> is in fact $string1
if i understood your code right, you want this in fact :
${"IL_itemName".$i} -> you get $IL_itemName1, $IL_itemName2, and so on

note you have to use $i, and not $count as you do a for($i ...)

[DrJonesAC2]

I will give it a shot...thanks