repeat region with a twist

[vinny199]

Hi,

I am trying to display a "repeat region" of hex color codes so (which are stored in a table) so they display both over rows and columns at the same time (rather than the usual one cell that multiply itself either lenght way or sideways. I want it do do both at the same time to).

I have made some progress but:

I now display the actual codes in 3 columns, when what I would like is each color cell to take the relevant hex color, so the user can see what color it is rather that the color number itself.

here is what I got:
<?php

$row_rshex['hcode']= 1;
while ($row_rshex = mysql_fetch_assoc($rshex)) {

echo "\t<td bgcolor= row_rshex['hcode'];>". $row_rshex['hcode'] ."</td>\n";
if (($row_rshex['hcode']++ % 3) == false)
{
echo "</tr>\n<tr>\n";
}
}
?>

You see that <td bgcolor= row_rshex['hcode'];> was my attempt to get the color code to display itself, but rather be the background colour of the cell. that doesn't really work. it display one color over all the cells.

Can you help please?

Thank you,

Vinny

[coppercoins]

You'll need to stick a dollar sign in front of the row_rshex['hcode'] that's inside the TD tag.

"\t<td bgcolor= $row_rshex['hcode'];>"

[vinny199]

Yes, I tried that as I knew it is the correct way, but as soon as I add the $ to:

echo "\t<td bgcolor= $row_rshex['hcode'];>". $row_rshex['hcode'] ."</td>\n";

I get:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in C:\WORK NEW\cmsfiles\admin\TMPslag2sbx8w.php on line 145

Line 145 being this line

which is very confusing.

[coppercoins]

Try this then...

echo "\t<td bgcolor= ",$row_rshex['hcode'],"> ",$row_rshex['hcode'],"</td>\n";

[vinny199]

Yes! result.
Thanks a lot. that was really bugging me.

May I ask you one more thing?

Next to each of these lcells I'm trying to add a "go to detailed page" link as such: <a href="fontchosencolor.php?<?php echo $MM_keepNone.(($MM_keepNone!="")?"&":"")."HID=".$row_rshex['HID'] ?>">select</a></td>

But can't find the right place to include it in this code so it would be next to each color and a coulor can therefore be selected and the HID parsed to my detailed page.

That is the last hurdle..

thanks a lot,

Vinny

[coppercoins]

I don't understand - the code you have there looks like garbled goop to me. I have no idea what $MM_keepNone.(($MM_keepNone!="")?"&":"")." means or is referring to.

[vinny199]

OK,

sorry, this is the problem about me using DMX and then asking people who really know how to handcode. dreamweaver makes up little things its own way I suppose.

My understanding of that bit is that is informs to parse the row but no other previous url string values. it's not very important.

I could rephrase my question this way:

I know have 3 columns displaying colors in each cells, which is great and what I needed.

now I need the user to be able to "pick / click / select" the color of his choice and the selected "$HID" would be parsed to the neext page.

So, how could I add a link "select this colour preferably by splitting the cells in 2 , color one side / select link the other, or any other way pravcticle?

Thanks.

[coppercoins]

Most practical way I could think of is to turn the characters for the hex value into a link that passes the value to another location...

echo "\t<td bgcolor= ",$row_rshex['hcode'],"><a href=\"whateverPage.php?HID=",$row_rshex['hcode'],"\">",$row_rshex['hcode'],"</a></td>\n";

[vinny199]

That did just the trick.

Thank you very much.
Solves the problem and also helps me learn & understand better.

Vinny