Thanx... it worked using double quotes around the variable name
({$HTTP_POST_VARS["varname"]}
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcelo Leitner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "César L. Aracena @hellfire.leitner.homeip.net"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]@hellfire.leitner.homeip.net,>
Cc: "PHP DB List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] INSERT no posible in MySQL
> On Sun, May 26, 2002 at 04:59:29PM -0300, =?iso-8859-1?Q?C=E9sar_L.
_Aracena?= wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have a 3-page form input, where the variables are passed from one page
to another using HTTP_POST_VARS and stored in the next one in HIDDEN fields
(just to make sure). At the end of the 3rd page, is another one where I
thank the visitor and proccess all the data.
> >
> > The data proccess consist in two steps. First, I save the data into a
MySQL DB table (just for record keeping) with an auto_increment id number
and Second, the script sends an e-mail to me in order to view the visitor's
request.
> >
> > I haven't got into the email part yet (which it's going to be new to me)
because I have this HUGE error when tring to store the data into the DB.
What I written is the following (obviusly the db_connect() is well done but
not written here):
> >
> > $query = "INSERT INTO tablename (name, company, specialty, .........)
VALUES ($HTTP_POST_VARS['name'], $HTTP_POST_VARS['company'],
$HTTP_POST_VARS['specialty'], ...........";
> > $result = mysql_query($query);
> > if (mysql_errno())
> > {
> > die("<BR>" . mysql_errno().": ".mysql_errno()."<BR>");
> > }
> >
> > The error that shows is:
> >
> > Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_STRING' or `T_VARIABLE' or
`T_NUM_STRING' in C:\apache\htdocs\icaam2\consultas\pres_sent.php on line 3
> >
> > Before I used $HTTP_POST_VARS[] I used to get the mysql_errno(): 1046
and 1064 (when using just the variable names).
> >
> > Where can the problem be? Also, I would be very greatefull if someone
could tell me how to send the e-mail using sendmail.
> >
> > Thanx in advance,
> >
> > Cesar Aracena
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Neuquen, Argentina
> ---end quoted text---
> If you want to php parses "$HTTP_POST_VARS[...]", you must do
"{$HTTP_POST_VARS[...]}"..
> or "...".$HTTP_POST_VARS[...]."...";
>
> []'s
> --
> Marcelo R Leitner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
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