[Resolved] problem with "Echo"

NoBullMan

Hi,
I am trying to echo a javascript "window.open" but seems I can't get the quote/double-quote things straight!
I have:

$msg = $var1." requires ".$var2;
echo '<script = "javacript">;

and I want to to echo:

windows.open("somefile.php?msg=$msg&type="some_type"", "winName","width=100;height=100,left=(screen.width/2)-width/2,top=(screen.height/2)-height/2")

ehco '</script>';

Thanks

Pig

Just pick one, and escape every instance of that type in your string.

echo("This is a string with \" and '. Isn't that \"exciting\"");

Also check out 'here docs', if it really bothers you.

NoBullMan

I have tried that, both variations (with ' and ") and I still get javasciprt's cryptic errors. Here is what I have:

$msg = "You have moved from ".$from." products page to ".$to.". \nIf you continue, you will loose the content of your cart.";

echo '<script language="javascript">';
echo 'var width="300", height="125";';
echo 'var left = (screen.width/2) - width/2;';
echo 'var top = (screen.height/2) - height/2;';
echo 'var styleStr = \'toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbar=no,resizable=no,width=\'+width+\',height=\'+height+\',left=\'+left+\',top=\'+top+\',screenX=\'+left+\',screenY=\'+top;';

echo 'window.open(\'msgbox.php?msg="'.$msg.'"&msg_type="builder"\',"msgWin",styleStr)';
echo '</script>';

Thanx.

Pig

OK, so when you hit a single quote in the string, escape it with .

So
echo 'var styleStr = 'toolbar=no
becomes
echo 'var styleStr = \'toolbar=no

Every instance of a single quote within the string needs a \ in front of it.

dalecosp

Hey, you don't need all those echo() statements... You did know you can do this:

echo "

$foo is the first line
and this is another...
and this is a quote

He said, \"$bar, $baz, $garply!!\"

";

Furthermore, if you use double quotes to designate the echo'ed string, the parser automagically expands the variables, so you don't have to escape from the string to echo a variable unless you have an array-key combination (e.g. $foo['bar'] will screw it up) or possibly in the content of a query string like your

msgbox.php?msg="'.$msg.'"&msg_type="builder"',"m