You're trying to use double quotes, in which the variable is evaluated and the stored value is shown, right? Try using single quotes. For example, with $name = "Martin".
echo "My name is $name."; OUTPUT: My name is Martin. echo 'My name is $name.'; OUTPUT: My name is $name. It's interpreted literally, so you could store it in your database as such. HTH Martin Clifford Homepage: http://www.completesource.net Developer's Forums: http://www.completesource.net/forums/ >>> Raquel Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07/24/02 04:49PM >>> On Wed, 24 Jul 2002 13:23:54 +1200 David Robley David Robley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] says... > > I've run out of ideas. I want to store a variable name and a > > function call in a text column of a MySQL database and have them > > interpreted at runtime, but I can't figure out how to do it. > > > > Examples: > > "This is the $nbrtimes you've asked." > > and > > "$answer is the square root of sqrt($nbr)." > > > > I've tried to figure out "eval()" but don't seem to be able to > make > > it work either. Any ideas? > > > > > Perhaps if you can show what you have tried and the problem you > have had, > someone may be able to help you further. > > -- > David Robley I'm sorry to hear that you don't know how to store a variable name in a database and then evaluate that same variable name as a variable after it's retrieved from the database. Maybe someone else will have an idea? -- Raquel ============================================================ As a rule, there is no surer way to the dislike of men than to behave well where they have behaved badly. --Lew Wallace -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
