call to undefined function

[crseader]

Greetings,
I am getting a call to undefined function on this function

function panel_links($acqui = 'acquidata.php', $pa1a1 = 'pana1a1.php', $pa1a2 = 'pana1a2.php', $pa1a3 = 'pana1a3.php', $pa2b1 = 'pana2b1.php' $pa2b2 = 'pana2b2.php', $pa2b3 = 'pana2b3.php')
{
switch ($Recordset1->Fields('dev_name')
{
case 'AcquiSuite 8811-1': $acqui; break;
case 'Panel A2 B1': printf("<a href=\"%s\">Panel A2 B1</a>", $pa2b1); break;
case 'Panel A2 B2': printf("<a href=\"%s\">Panel A2 B2</a>", $pa2b2); break;
case 'Panel A2 B3': printf("<a href=\"%s\">Panel A2 B3</a>", $pa2b3); break;
case 'Panel A1 A1': printf("<a href=\"%s\">Panel A1 A1</a>", $pa1a1); break;
case 'Panel A1 A2': printf("<a href=\"%s\">Panel A1 A2</a>", $pa1a2); break;
case 'Panel A1 A3': printf("<a href=\"%s\">Panel A1 A3</a>", $pa1a3); break;
}
}

this is where the function is being executed from within a table

        <?php

while (!$Recordset1->EOF) {

alternate_rows();
?>
<td width="130" nowrap> <div align="center"><font color="#000000"><?php panel_links($Recordset1->Fields('dev_name')); ?></font></div></td>
<td width="50" nowrap>
<div align="center"><?php echo $Recordset1->Fields('dev'); ?></div></td>
<td width="40" nowrap>
<div align="center"><?php echo $Recordset1->Fields('sn'); ?></div></td>
<td width="400" nowrap>
<div align="center"><?php echo $Recordset1->Fields('dev_type'); ?></div></td>
<td width="80" nowrap>
<div align="center"><?php echo $Recordset1->Fields('dev_class'); ?></div></td>
</tr>
<?php
$Recordset1->MoveNext();
}
?>

does anyone have any idea why this is happening? or do u have any other suggestions as to how to write a function like i did here to be able to plug in a link according to the value of the field in the first column. it does not seem to work.
Thanks,
Cameron Seader

[nemonoman]

It may be that you have an error earlier in this file. For example if you have failed to include a closing brace on an if statement or function, or a closing quote on a string. These sorts of typos will cause functions to be undefined.
The PHP interpreter may throw an 'undefined function' error for these sorts of problems, since it assumes you MEANT to leave off the closing brace that has caused your code to break.

if($thistest & $hasNoClosingBrace){
$this=$breaksNextFunction;
$this=wontwork($this);
//note missing brrace
// NOTE brace was mistakenly commented out
// so Now the function below is undefined
// see, it's commented out >>>>> }

function wontwork($noWay){
$this=$functionIsNowUndefined;
}

Php will say "Error undefined function 'wontwork'"