what does `T_STRING' , `T_VARIABLE' and `T_NUM_STRING' mean?

[supinum]

Parse error: parse error, expecting T_STRING' orT_VARIABLE' or `T_NUM_STRING' in /Users/dreamer/Sites/lokalen/nn/gora_mecka.php on line 71

This is the message I get when I try to view a page with an update-form I created in Dreamweaver.
How can I use this message's hints to identify the problem?

regards David S

[scoppc]

It clearly stated that your script has a problem on line 71. Could you post your code here? All if possible but not line 71 ONLY.

[supinum]

Originally posted by scoppc
It clearly stated that your script has a problem on line 71. Could you post your code here? All if possible but not line 71 ONLY.

Absolutely!
line 71 is the first line in the form:
(code generated by dreamweaver)

<form method="post" name="form1" action="<?php echo $editFormAction; ?>">
  <table align="center">
    <tr valign="baseline">
      <td nowrap align="right">Lokal_gora_klar:</td>
      <td><input type="checkbox" name="lokal_gora_klar" value=""  <?php if (!(strcmp($row_gora_mecka['lokal_gora_klar'],"Y"))) {echo "checked";} ?>>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="baseline">
      <td nowrap align="right">Lokal_gora_rubrik:</td>
      <td><input type="text" name="lokal_gora_rubrik" value="<?php echo $row_gora_mecka['lokal_gora_rubrik']; ?>" size="32">
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="baseline">
      <td nowrap align="right" valign="top">Lokal_gora_beskrivning:</td>
      <td>
        <textarea name="lokal_gora_beskrivning" cols="50" rows="5"><?php echo $row_gora_mecka['lokal_gora_beskrivning']; ?></textarea>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="baseline">
      <td nowrap align="right">Lokal_gora_vem:</td>
      <td>
        <select name="lokal_gora_vem">
          <?php
do {  

?>
          <option value="<?php echo $row_vannerna['lokal_user_name']?>"<?php if (!(strcmp($row_vannerna['lokal_user_name'], "$row_gora_mecka[\'lokal_gora_vem\']"))) {echo "SELECTED";} ?>><?php echo $row_vannerna['lokal_user_name']?></option>
          <?php
} while ($row_vannerna = mysql_fetch_assoc($vannerna));
  $rows = mysql_num_rows($vannerna);
  if($rows > 0) {
      mysql_data_seek($vannerna, 0);
	  $row_vannerna = mysql_fetch_assoc($vannerna);
  }
?>
        </select>
      </td>
    <tr valign="baseline">
      <td nowrap align="right">Lokal_gora_senast:</td>
      <td><input type="text" name="lokal_gora_senast" value="<?php echo $row_gora_mecka['lokal_gora_senast']; ?>" size="32">
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="baseline">
      <td nowrap align="right">Lokal_gora_visa:</td>
      <td><input <?php if (!(strcmp($row_gora_mecka['lokal_gora_visa'],1))) {echo "checked";} ?> type="checkbox" name="checkbox" value="checkbox">
</td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="baseline">
      <td nowrap align="right">&nbsp;</td>
      <td><input type="submit" value="&auml;ndra g&ouml;ra!">
      </td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <input type="hidden" name="MM_update" value="form1">
  <input type="hidden" name="lokal_gora_id" value="<?php echo $row_gora_mecka['lokal_gora_id']; ?>">
  <input name="hiddenField" type="hidden" value="<?php echo $name?>">
</form>

[Weedpacket]

What are the last few lines of PHP before line 71? It looks like there's something wrong there which left PHP expecting something different from what it saw, and got confused.

[scoppc]

have a quick look on your code and I think this might be the troublemaker.

"<?php if (!(strcmp($row_vannerna['lokal_user_name'], "$row_gora_mecka['lokal_gora_vem']"))) {echo "SELECTED";} ?>>

I mean, why do you need to enclose the $row_gora_mecka['lokal_gora_vem'] in double-quotes? Does it really an issue here? coz I see no problems w/ your code.

[supinum]

Originally posted by Weedpacket
What are the last few lines of PHP before line 71? It looks like there's something wrong there which left PHP expecting something different from what it saw, and got confused.

ok! here is the complete thing:

<?php require_once('../Connections/lokalen.php'); ?>
<?php
function GetSQLValueString($theValue, $theType, $theDefinedValue = "", $theNotDefinedValue = "") 
{
  $theValue = (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) ? addslashes($theValue) : $theValue;

  switch ($theType) {
    case "text":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
      break;    

    case "long":
    case "int":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? intval($theValue) : "NULL";
      break;
    case "double":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . doubleval($theValue) . "'" : "NULL";
      break;
    case "date":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
      break;
    case "defined":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? $theDefinedValue : $theNotDefinedValue;
      break;
  }
  return $theValue;
}

$editFormAction = $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['PHP_SELF'];
if (isset($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['QUERY_STRING'])) {
  $editFormAction .= "?" . $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['QUERY_STRING'];
}

if ((isset($HTTP_POST_VARS["MM_update"])) && ($HTTP_POST_VARS["MM_update"] == "form1")) {
  $updateSQL = sprintf("UPDATE lokal_goralista SET lokal_gora_klar=%s, lokal_gora_rubrik=%s, lokal_gora_beskrivning=%s, lokal_gora_vem=%s, lokal_gora_senast=%s, lokal_gora_avs=%s, lokal_gora_visa=%s WHERE lokal_gora_id=%s",
                       GetSQLValueString(isset($HTTP_POST_VARS['lokal_gora_klar']) ? "true" : "", "defined","'Y'","'N'"),
                       GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['lokal_gora_rubrik'], "text"),
                       GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['lokal_gora_beskrivning'], "text"),
                       GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['lokal_gora_vem'], "text"),
                       GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['lokal_gora_senast'], "text"),
                       GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['lokal_gora_avs'], "text"),
                       GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['lokal_gora_visa'], "int"),
                       GetSQLValueString($HTTP_POST_VARS['lokal_gora_id'], "int"));

  mysql_select_db($database_lokalen, $lokalen);
  $Result1 = mysql_query($updateSQL, $lokalen) or die(mysql_error());
}

$colname_gora_mecka = "1";
if (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['lokal_gora_id'])) {
  $colname_gora_mecka = (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) ? $HTTP_GET_VARS['lokal_gora_id'] : addslashes($HTTP_GET_VARS['lokal_gora_id']);
}
mysql_select_db($database_lokalen, $lokalen);
$query_gora_mecka = sprintf("SELECT * FROM lokal_goralista WHERE lokal_gora_id = %s ORDER BY lokal_gora_id ASC", $colname_gora_mecka);
$gora_mecka = mysql_query($query_gora_mecka, $lokalen) or die(mysql_error());
$row_gora_mecka = mysql_fetch_assoc($gora_mecka);
$totalRows_gora_mecka = mysql_num_rows($gora_mecka);

mysql_select_db($database_lokalen, $lokalen);
$query_vannerna = "SELECT lokal_user_name FROM lokal_users";
$vannerna = mysql_query($query_vannerna, $lokalen) or die(mysql_error());
$row_vannerna = mysql_fetch_assoc($vannerna);
$totalRows_vannerna = mysql_num_rows($vannerna);
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>redigera att-g&ouml;ra</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>

<body bgcolor="#6699CC">
<form method="post" name="form1" action="<?php echo $editFormAction; ?>">
  <table align="center">
    <tr valign="baseline">
      <td nowrap align="right">Lokal_gora_klar:</td>
      <td><input type="checkbox" name="lokal_gora_klar" value=""  <?php if (!(strcmp($row_gora_mecka['lokal_gora_klar'],"Y"))) {echo "checked";} ?>>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="baseline">
      <td nowrap align="right">Lokal_gora_rubrik:</td>
      <td><input type="text" name="lokal_gora_rubrik" value="<?php echo $row_gora_mecka['lokal_gora_rubrik']; ?>" size="32">
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="baseline">
      <td nowrap align="right" valign="top">Lokal_gora_beskrivning:</td>
      <td>
        <textarea name="lokal_gora_beskrivning" cols="50" rows="5"><?php echo $row_gora_mecka['lokal_gora_beskrivning']; ?></textarea>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="baseline">
      <td nowrap align="right">Lokal_gora_vem:</td>
      <td>
        <select name="lokal_gora_vem">
          <?php
do {  

?>
          <option value="<?php echo $row_vannerna['lokal_user_name']?>"<?php if (!(strcmp($row_vannerna['lokal_user_name'], "$row_gora_mecka[\'lokal_gora_vem\']"))) {echo "SELECTED";} ?>><?php echo $row_vannerna['lokal_user_name']?></option>
          <?php
} while ($row_vannerna = mysql_fetch_assoc($vannerna));
  $rows = mysql_num_rows($vannerna);
  if($rows > 0) {
      mysql_data_seek($vannerna, 0);
	  $row_vannerna = mysql_fetch_assoc($vannerna);
  }
?>
        </select>
      </td>
    <tr valign="baseline">
      <td nowrap align="right">Lokal_gora_senast:</td>
      <td><input type="text" name="lokal_gora_senast" value="<?php echo $row_gora_mecka['lokal_gora_senast']; ?>" size="32">
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="baseline">
      <td nowrap align="right">Lokal_gora_visa:</td>
      <td><input <?php if (!(strcmp($row_gora_mecka['lokal_gora_visa'],1))) {echo "checked";} ?> type="checkbox" name="checkbox" value="checkbox">
</td>
    </tr>
    <tr valign="baseline">
      <td nowrap align="right">&nbsp;</td>
      <td><input type="submit" value="&auml;ndra g&ouml;ra!">
      </td>
    </tr>
  </table>
  <input type="hidden" name="MM_update" value="form1">
  <input type="hidden" name="lokal_gora_id" value="<?php echo $row_gora_mecka['lokal_gora_id']; ?>">
  <input name="hiddenField" type="hidden" value="<?php echo $name?>">
</form>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
</body>
</html>
<?php
mysql_free_result($gora_mecka);

mysql_free_result($vannerna);
?>

[supinum]

Originally posted by scoppc
have a quick look on your code and I think this might be the troublemaker.

"<?php if (!(strcmp($row_vannerna['lokal_user_name'], "$row_gora_mecka['lokal_gora_vem']"))) {echo "SELECTED";} ?>>

I mean, why do you need to enclose the $row_gora_mecka['lokal_gora_vem'] in double-quotes? Does it really an issue here? coz I see no problems w/ your code. [/B]

Yes! this it was!
I removed the doublequotes in favour of singlequotes and everything worked fine!
Thanx alot!

/David