[Resolved] Please help with PHP code error

[brailleschool]

This is what I am looking to do:

I have a drop down list that has two values, one is Grade one Braille, the other is Grade two Braille.

If Grade one Braille is selected, then you can only have 1000 characters maximum in the form field called LetterContent. If Grade two Braille is selected, then you can have 2000 characters maximum. However, I get an error, so it seems I have not coded it correctly. Can you please review my code and tell me where I am going wrong?

Thanks in advance.

error

Parse error: parse error, unexpected '{' in /home/paddy/public_html/processtranscribe.php on line 27

line 27 is:

(strlen($LetterContent) > 1000) {

the code for the page is:

<?

//// ALL FIELDS MUST CONTAIN SOMETHING

if($SenderFirstName=='' OR $SenderLastName=='' OR $SenderAddress=='' OR $RecipientFirstName=='' OR $RecipientLastName=='' OR $RecipientAddress=='' OR $LetterContent=='' OR $UserName=='')
{
 echo "All fields must be completed before you can send this form.";
}
elseif (!eregi("^[A-Za-z]+$", $SenderFirstName)) {
echo "Senders first name field can only contain letters A-Z or a-z with no spaces.";
}
elseif (!eregi("^[A-Za-z]+$", $SenderLastName)) {
echo "Senders last name field can only contain letters A-Z or a-z with no spaces.";
}
elseif (!eregi("^[A-Za-z]+$", $RecipientFirstName)) {
echo "Recipients first name field can only contain letters A-Z or a-z with no spaces.";
}
elseif (!eregi("^[A-Za-z]+$", $RecipientLastName)) {
echo "Recipients last name field can only contain letters A-Z or a-z with no spaces.";
}

//// IF THE FORM FIELD LABELED BrailleType IS EQUAL TO GRADE ONE BRAILLE
//// THEN THE FORM FIELD LABELED LetterContent CAN ONLY HAVE 1000 CHARACTERS MAXIMUM

elseif($BrailleType=='Grade one Braille')
{
(strlen($LetterContent) > 1000) {
echo "One page of transcribed grade one Braille is equal to a maximum of 1000 characters, including spaces.";
}
}

//// IF THE FORM FIELD LABELED BrailleType IS EQUAL TO GRADE TWO BRAILLE
//// THEN THE FORM FIELD LABELED LetterContent CAN ONLY HAVE 2000 CHARACTERS MAXIMUM

elseif($BrailleType=='Grade two Braille')
{
(strlen($LetterContent) > 2000) {
echo "One page of transcribed grade two Braille is equal to a maximum of 2000 characters, including spaces.";
}
}
else
{
include("config.php");
$connection = mysql_connect("$server", "paddy_transcript", "transcription");
$db = mysql_select_db("paddy_transcription", $connection);
$query = "INSERT INTO $transcribe_tbl (`UserName`,`SenderFirstName`,`SenderLastName`,`SenderAddress`,`RecipientFirstName`,`RecipientLastName`,`RecipientAddress`,`BrailleType`,`LetterContent`) VALUES ('$UserName','$SenderFirstName','$SenderLastName','$SenderAddress','$RecipientFirstName','$RecipientLastName','$RecipientAddress','$BrailleType','$LetterContent')";
$result = mysql_query($query, $connection);
echo "<H1>Confirmation!</H1>Hi $SenderFirstName $SenderLastName,<br><br>Thank you for giving us the opportunity to transcribe a letter for you.  We will send the letter free matter for the blind to $RecipientFirstName $RecipientLastName as soon as the letter is transcribed into $BrailleType.<br><br>Cordially,<br> Braille School Transcription Service.<br><a href=\"mailto:[e-mail]\">[e-mail]</a><hr>";
}
?>

[vornn]

Hi

line 27 is:

(strlen($LetterContent) > 1000) {

Try getting rid of the bracket at the end of the line. There should be a ; at the end.

Try it and see.

Hope this helps...

🙂

[brailleschool]

It got rid of the error, but as soon as I put in any value into the LetterContent field, being equal to 1000 characters, more or less than 1000 characters I get the error message that I specified in the code, which is:

"One page of transcribed grade one Braille is equal to a maximum of 1000 characters, including spaces."

code

<?

//// ALL FIELDS MUST CONTAIN SOMETHING

if($SenderFirstName=='' OR $SenderLastName=='' OR $SenderAddress=='' OR $RecipientFirstName=='' OR $RecipientLastName=='' OR $RecipientAddress=='' OR $LetterContent=='' OR $UserName=='')
{
 echo "All fields must be completed before you can send this form.";
}
elseif (!eregi("^[A-Za-z]+$", $SenderFirstName)) {
echo "Senders first name field can only contain letters A-Z or a-z with no spaces.";
}
elseif (!eregi("^[A-Za-z]+$", $SenderLastName)) {
echo "Senders last name field can only contain letters A-Z or a-z with no spaces.";
}
elseif (!eregi("^[A-Za-z]+$", $RecipientFirstName)) {
echo "Recipients first name field can only contain letters A-Z or a-z with no spaces.";
}
elseif (!eregi("^[A-Za-z]+$", $RecipientLastName)) {
echo "Recipients last name field can only contain letters A-Z or a-z with no spaces.";
}

//// IF THE FORM FIELD LABELED BrailleType IS EQUAL TO GRADE ONE BRAILLE
//// THEN THE FORM FIELD LABELED LetterContent CAN ONLY HAVE 1000 CHARACTERS MAXIMUM

elseif($BrailleType=='Grade one Braille')
{
(strlen($LetterContent) > 1000);
echo "One page of transcribed grade one Braille is equal to a maximum of 1000 characters, including spaces.";
}

//// IF THE FORM FIELD LABELED BrailleType IS EQUAL TO GRADE TWO BRAILLE
//// THEN THE FORM FIELD LABELED LetterContent CAN ONLY HAVE 2000 CHARACTERS MAXIMUM

elseif($BrailleType=='Grade two Braille')
{
(strlen($LetterContent) > 2000);
echo "One page of transcribed grade two Braille is equal to a maximum of 2000 characters, including spaces.";
}

//// IF EVERYTHING FOLLOWS THE RULES, THEN SUBMIT
//// THE PAGE FOR REVIEW BY A CERTIFIED BRAILLE 
//// TRANSCRIBER

else
{
include("config.php");
$connection = mysql_connect("$server", "paddy_transcript", "transcription");
$db = mysql_select_db("paddy_transcription", $connection);
$query = "INSERT INTO $transcribe_tbl (`UserName`,`SenderFirstName`,`SenderLastName`,`SenderAddress`,`RecipientFirstName`,`RecipientLastName`,`RecipientAddress`,`BrailleType`,`LetterContent`) VALUES ('$UserName','$SenderFirstName','$SenderLastName','$SenderAddress','$RecipientFirstName','$RecipientLastName','$RecipientAddress','$BrailleType','$LetterContent')";
$result = mysql_query($query, $connection);
echo "<H1>Confirmation!</H1>Hi $SenderFirstName $SenderLastName,<br><br>Thank you for giving us the opportunity to transcribe a letter for you.  We will send the letter free matter for the blind to $RecipientFirstName $RecipientLastName as soon as the letter is transcribed into $BrailleType.<br><br>Cordially,<br> Braille School Transcription Service.<br><a href=\"mailto:[e-mail]\">[e-mail]</a><hr>";
}
?>

[tsinka]

Hi,

change the following if...else parts:

//// IF THE FORM FIELD LABELED BrailleType IS EQUAL TO GRADE ONE BRAILLE
//// THEN THE FORM FIELD LABELED LetterContent CAN ONLY HAVE 1000 CHARACTERS MAXIMUM

elseif($BrailleType=='Grade one Braille' && strlen($LetterContent) > 1000)
{
echo "One page of transcribed grade one Braille is equal to a maximum of 1000 characters, including spaces.";
}

//// IF THE FORM FIELD LABELED BrailleType IS EQUAL TO GRADE TWO BRAILLE
//// THEN THE FORM FIELD LABELED LetterContent CAN ONLY HAVE 2000 CHARACTERS MAXIMUM

elseif($BrailleType=='Grade two Braille' && strlen($LetterContent) > 2000)
{
echo "One page of transcribed grade two Braille is equal to a maximum of 2000 characters, including spaces.";
} 

Thomas

[brailleschool]

thanks so much. added the modification and tested and it will not allow more than the specified character number depending on the drop down box -- so it works.