Re: [PHP] Parse error: parse error, expecting `']'' in

2004-12-02 Thread Robert Sossomon 
Richard Lynch is quoted as saying on 12/1/2004 2:57 PM:
Robert Sossomon wrote:
Parse error: parse error, expecting `']'' in file.php

SNIP
Unfortunately?? I knew exactly where the code was breaking (the lines I posted) 
since before I added those lines of code the script worked without any problems. 
 But what I don't understand is why sometimes '$_POST[variable]' works and why 
sometimes it will only work when it is '$_POST['variable']' .

Even through my reading and examples I see it both ways, so anyone able to give 
me a direction to go with it?  I am thinking of just changing my coding to put 
it the second way, but...???

Thanks,
Robert
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RE: [PHP] Parse error: parse error, expecting `']'' in

2004-12-02 Thread Ford, Mike 
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On 01 December 2004 19:29, Matthew Sims wrote:

 
 So when using arrays with string keys within strings you need to
 concatenate it. 
 
 $var = I live in the city of . $_POST['cityname'];

No, you do not *need* to -- it is one option, certainly, but there is no
necessity about it.

Within double-quoted strings, it is perfectly acceptable to use unquoted
array keys:

$var = I live in the city of $_POST[cityname];

If you prefer to quote your keys, or have more complex expressions within
the brackets, there is also the {} syntax:

$var = I live in the city of {$_POST['cityname']};

$field = 'city';
$var = I live in the $field of {$_POST[$field.'name']};

Anyway, read up on it.
http://uk.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types.string.
parsing

Cheers!

Mike

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RE: [PHP] Parse error: parse error, expecting `']'' in

2004-12-02 Thread Ford, Mike 
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On 02 December 2004 16:49, Matthew Sims wrote:

   So when using arrays with string keys within strings you need to
   concatenate it. 
   
   $var = I live in the city of . $_POST['cityname'];
  
  No, you do not *need* to -- it is one option, certainly, but there
  is no necessity about it. 
  
  Within double-quoted strings, it is perfectly acceptable to use
  unquoted array keys: 
  
  $var = I live in the city of $_POST[cityname];
 
 True and that is perfectly fine though PHP will check to see
 if cityname
 is a defined word first.

No it will not -- not in a double-quoted string (if by defined word you
mean constant).

Outside of a double-quoted string, yes it will.

 
 As the manuel shows:
 
 // Works but note that this works differently outside string-quotes
 echo A banana is $fruits[banana].;

Yes -- *works*, as in always works, because no constant lookup is done when
interpolating within a double-quoted string.

 Consistency can go a long way. :)

Oh, I agree with you there, which is why I personally always use the
...{$arr['index']} ... syntax.

Cheers!

Mike

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RE: [PHP] Parse error: parse error, expecting `']'' in

2004-12-02 Thread Ford, Mike 
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On 02 December 2004 13:22, Robert Sossomon wrote:

 But what I don't understand is why sometimes
 '$_POST[variable]' works and why
 sometimes it will only work when it is '$_POST['variable']' .
 
 Even through my reading and examples I see it both ways, so anyone
 able to give me a direction to go with it?  I am thinking of just
 changing my coding to put it the second way, but...???

It's valid to put unquoted array subscripts inside a double-quoted string;
it's not valid anywhere else.  Look at the comment at the start of the
second example at
http://uk.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types.string.
parsing.simple for the official position on this.

Cheers!

Mike

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RE: [PHP] Parse error: parse error, expecting `']'' in

2004-12-02 Thread Matthew Sims 
 So when using arrays with string keys within strings you need to
 concatenate it.

 $var = I live in the city of . $_POST['cityname'];

 No, you do not *need* to -- it is one option, certainly, but there is no
 necessity about it.

 Within double-quoted strings, it is perfectly acceptable to use unquoted
 array keys:

 $var = I live in the city of $_POST[cityname];

True and that is perfectly fine though PHP will check to see if cityname
is a defined word first. And for all consistencies within your script it
can be helpful if you use $_POST[cityname] as a define worded array and
$_POST['cityname'] as a string keyed array and keep that seperated if ever
someone else were to look through your code.

As the manuel shows:

// Works but note that this works differently outside string-quotes
echo A banana is $fruits[banana].;

// Works
echo A banana is  . $fruits['banana'] . .;

Consistency can go a long way. :)

You are right about the complex syntax.

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Re: [PHP] Parse error: parse error, expecting `']'' in

2004-12-01 Thread Thomas Munz 
 Parse error: parse error, expecting `']'' in file.php

 I've been working on this script, and can't see why it fails here, but I
 have another page that uses the same coding and it works correctly.

 OK, here's the code:
 $cart1 = ;
 $cart1 =
 '$_POST[nutrition_program_assistant]','$_POST[County]','$_POST[ERS_entry_d
ate]','$_POST[ERS_exit_date]','$_POST[Group_ID]','$_POST[wname_of_group]','$
_POST[select]','$_POST[Contact_person]','$_POST[Telephone]','$_POST[Group_Ad
dress]','$_POST[city]','$_POST[zip]','$_POST[Volunteer_1]','$_POST[Volunteer
_2]','$_POST[Volunteer_3]','$_POST[Volunteer_4]','$_POST[Program_start_date]
','$_POST[Projected_end_date]','$_POST[Actual_end_date]','$_POST[Eval_Pre_te
st]','$_POST[Eval_post_test]','$_POST[number_meetings]','$_POST[number_conta
ct_hours]','$_POST[wname_1]','$_POST[sex_1]','$_POST[race_1]','$_POST[res_1]
','$_POST[bday_mo_1]','$_POST[bday_day_1]','$_POST[bday_yr_1]','$_POST[grade
_1]','$_POST[4_h_1]','$_POST[wname_2]','$_POST[sex_2]','$_POST[race_2]','$_P
OST[res_2]','$_POST[bday_mo_2]','$_POST[bday_day_2]','$_POST[bday_yr_2]','$_
POST[grade_2]','$_POST[4_h_2]','$_POST[wname_3]','$_POST[sex_3]','$_POST[rac
e_3]','$_POST[res_3]','$_POST[bday_mo_3]','$_POST[bday_day_3]','$_POST[bday_
yr
 _3]','$_POST[grade_3]','$_POST[4_h_3]','$_POST[wname_4]','$_POST[sex_4]','$
_POST[race_4]','$_POST[res_4]','$_POST[bday_mo_4]','$_POST[bday_day_4]','$_P
OST[bday_yr_4]','$_POST[grade_4]','$_POST[4_h_4]','$_POST[wname_5]','$_POST[
sex_5]','$_POST[race_5]','$_POST[res_5]','$_POST[bday_mo_5]','$_POST[bday_da
y_5]','$_POST[bday_yr_5]','$_POST[grade_5]','$_POST[4_h_5]','$_POST[wname_6]
','$_POST[sex_6]','$_POST[race_6]','$_POST[res_6]','$_POST[bday_mo_6]','$_PO
ST[bday_day_6]','$_POST[bday_yr_6]'; $cart2 = ;
 $cart2 =
 '$_POST[grade_6]','$_POST[4_h_6]','$_POST[wname_7]','$_POST[sex_7]','$_POS
T[race_7]','$_POST[res_7]','$_POST[bday_mo_7]','$_POST[bday_day_7]','$_POST[
bday_yr_7]','$_POST[grade_7]','$_POST[4_h_7]','$_POST[wname_8]','$_POST[sex_
8]','$_POST[race_8]','$_POST[res_8]','$_POST[bday_mo_8]','$_POST[bday_day_8]
','$_POST[bday_yr_8]','$_POST[grade_8]','$_POST[4_h_8]','$_POST[wname_9]','$
_POST[sex_9]','$_POST[race_9]','$_POST[res_9]','$_POST[bday_mo_9]','$_POST[b
day_day_9]','$_POST[bday_yr_9]','$_POST[grade_9]','$_POST[4_h_9]','$_POST[wn
ame_10]','$_POST[sex_10]','$_POST[race_10]','$_POST[res_10]','$_POST[bday_mo
_10]','$_POST[bday_day_10]','$_POST[bday_yr_10]','$_POST[grade_10]','$_POST[
4_h_10]','$_POST[Attend_1_1]','$_POST[Attend_2_1]','$_POST[Attend_3_1]','$_P
OST[Attend_4_1]','$_POST[Attend_5_1]','$_POST[Attend_6_1]','$_POST[Attend_7_
1]','$_POST[Attend_8_1]','$_POST[Attend_9_1]','$_POST[Attend_10_1]','$_POST[
Attend_1_2]','$_POST[Attend_2_2]','$_POST[Attend_3_2]','$_POST[Attend_4_2]',
'$
 _POST[Attend_5_2]','$_POST[Attend_6_2]','$_POST[Attend_7_2]','$_POST[Attend
_8_2]','$_POST[Attend_9_2]','$_POST[Attend_10_2]','$_POST[Attend_1_3]','$_PO
ST[Attend_2_3]','$_POST[Attend_3_3]','$_POST[Attend_4_3]','$_POST[Attend_5_3
]','$_POST[Attend_6_3]','$_POST[Attend_7_3]','$_POST[Attend_8_3]','$_POST[At
tend_9_3]','$_POST[Attend_10_3]','$_POST[Attend_1_4]','$_POST[Attend_2_4]','
$_POST[Attend_3_4]','$_POST[Attend_4_4]','$_POST[Attend_5_4]','$_POST[Attend
_6_4]','$_POST[Attend_7_4]','$_POST[Attend_8_4]','$_POST[Attend_9_4]','$_POS
T[Attend_10_4]','$_POST[Attend_1_5]','$_POST[Attend_2_5]','$_POST[Attend_3_5
]','$_POST[Attend_4_5]','$_POST[Attend_5_5]','$_POST[Attend_6_5]','$_POST[At
tend_7_5]','$_POST[Attend_8_5]','$_POST[Attend_9_5]','$_POST[Attend_10_5]','
$_POST[Attend_1_6]','$_POST[Attend_2_6]','$_POST[Attend_3_6]','$_POST[Attend
_4_6]','$_POST[Attend_5_6]','$_POST[Attend_6_6]','$_POST[Attend_7_6]','$_POS
T[Attend_8_6]','$_POST[Attend_9_6]','$_POST[Attend_10_6]','$_POST[Attend_1_7
]',
 '$_POST[Attend_2_7]','$_POST[Attend_3_7]','$_POST[Attend_4_7]','$_POST[Atte
nd_5_7]','$_POST[Attend_6_7]','$_POST[Attend_7_7]','$_POST[Attend_8_7]','$_P
OST[Attend_9_7]','$_POST[Attend_10_7]','$_POST[Attend_1_8]','$_POST[Attend_2
_8]','$_POST[Attend_3_8]','$_POST[Attend_4_8]','$_POST[Attend_5_8]','$_POST[
Attend_6_8]','$_POST[Attend_7_8]','$_POST[Attend_8_8]','$_POST[Attend_9_8]',
'$_POST[Attend_10_8]','$_POST[Attend_1_9]','$_POST[Attend_2_9]','$_POST[Atte
nd_3_9]','$_POST[Attend_4_9]','$_POST[Attend_5_9]','$_POST[Attend_6_9]','$_P
OST[Attend_7_9]','$_POST[Attend_8_9]','$_POST[Attend_9_9]','$_POST[Attend_10
_9]','$_POST[Attend_1_10]','$_POST[Attend_2_10]','$_POST[Attend_3_10]','$_PO
ST[Attend_4_10]','$_POST[Attend_5_10]','$_POST[Attend_6_10]','$_POST[Attend_
7_10]','$_POST[Attend_8_10]','$_POST[Attend_9_10]','$_POST[Attend_10_10]','$
_POST[TE_CT_1]','$_POST[TE_CTL_1]','$_POST[TE_CT_2]','$_POST[TE_CTL_2]','$_P
OST[TE_CT_3]','$_POST[TE_CTL_3]','$_POST[TE_D_1]','$_POST[TE_LT_1]','$_POST[
TE_ A_1]','$_POST[TE_FA_1]','$_POST[TE_H_1]';
 $cart3 = ;
 $cart3 =
 '$_POST[TE_D_2]','$_POST[TE_LT_2]','$_POST[TE_A_2]','$_POST[TE_FA_2]','$_P
OST[TE_H_2]','$_POST[TE_D_3]','$_POST[TE_LT_3]','$_POST[TE_A_3]','$_POST[TE_

Re: [PHP] Parse error: parse error, expecting `']'' in

2004-12-01 Thread Matthew Sims 
 Parse error: parse error, expecting `']'' in file.php

 I've been working on this script, and can't see why it fails here, but I
 have
 another page that uses the same coding and it works correctly.

 OK, here's the code:
 $cart1 = ;
 $cart1 =
 '$_POST[nutrition_program_assistant]','$_POST[County]','$_POST[ERS_entry_date]','$_POST[ERS_exit_date]','$_POST[Group_ID]','$_POST[wname_of_group]','$_POST[select]','$_POST[Contact_person]','$_POST[Telephone]','$_POST[Group_Address]','$_POST[city]','$_POST[zip]','$_POST[Volunteer_1]','$_POST[Volunteer_2]','$_POST[Volunteer_3]','$_POST[Volunteer_4]','$_POST[Program_start_date]','$_POST[Projected_end_date]','$_POST[Actual_end_date]','$_POST[Eval_Pre_test]','$_POST[Eval_post_test]','$_POST[number_meetings]','$_POST[number_contact_hours]','$_POST[wname_1]','$_POST[sex_1]','$_POST[race_1]','$_POST[res_1]','$_POST[bday_mo_1]','$_POST[bday_day_1]','$_POST[bday_yr_1]','$_POST[grade_1]','$_POST[4_h_1]','$_POST[wname_2]','$_POST[sex_2]','$_POST[race_2]','$_POST[res_2]','$_POST[bday_mo_2]','$_POST[bday_day_2]','$_POST[bday_yr_2]','$_POST[grade_2]','$_POST[4_h_2]','$_POST[wname_3]','$_POST[sex_3]','$_POST[race_3]','$_POST[res_3]','$_POST[bday_mo_3]','$_POST[bday_day_3]','$_POST[bday_yr
 _3]','$_POST[grade_3]','$_POST[4_h_3]','$_POST[wname_4]','$_POST[sex_4]','$_POST[race_4]','$_POST[res_4]','$_POST[bday_mo_4]','$_POST[bday_day_4]','$_POST[bday_yr_4]','$_POST[grade_4]','$_POST[4_h_4]','$_POST[wname_5]','$_POST[sex_5]','$_POST[race_5]','$_POST[res_5]','$_POST[bday_mo_5]','$_POST[bday_day_5]','$_POST[bday_yr_5]','$_POST[grade_5]','$_POST[4_h_5]','$_POST[wname_6]','$_POST[sex_6]','$_POST[race_6]','$_POST[res_6]','$_POST[bday_mo_6]','$_POST[bday_day_6]','$_POST[bday_yr_6]';
 $cart2 = ;
 $cart2 =
 '$_POST[grade_6]','$_POST[4_h_6]','$_POST[wname_7]','$_POST[sex_7]','$_POST[race_7]','$_POST[res_7]','$_POST[bday_mo_7]','$_POST[bday_day_7]','$_POST[bday_yr_7]','$_POST[grade_7]','$_POST[4_h_7]','$_POST[wname_8]','$_POST[sex_8]','$_POST[race_8]','$_POST[res_8]','$_POST[bday_mo_8]','$_POST[bday_day_8]','$_POST[bday_yr_8]','$_POST[grade_8]','$_POST[4_h_8]','$_POST[wname_9]','$_POST[sex_9]','$_POST[race_9]','$_POST[res_9]','$_POST[bday_mo_9]','$_POST[bday_day_9]','$_POST[bday_yr_9]','$_POST[grade_9]','$_POST[4_h_9]','$_POST[wname_10]','$_POST[sex_10]','$_POST[race_10]','$_POST[res_10]','$_POST[bday_mo_10]','$_POST[bday_day_10]','$_POST[bday_yr_10]','$_POST[grade_10]','$_POST[4_h_10]','$_POST[Attend_1_1]','$_POST[Attend_2_1]','$_POST[Attend_3_1]','$_POST[Attend_4_1]','$_POST[Attend_5_1]','$_POST[Attend_6_1]','$_POST[Attend_7_1]','$_POST[Attend_8_1]','$_POST[Attend_9_1]','$_POST[Attend_10_1]','$_POST[Attend_1_2]','$_POST[Attend_2_2]','$_POST[Attend_3_2]','$_POST[Attend_4_2]','$
 _POST[Attend_5_2]','$_POST[Attend_6_2]','$_POST[Attend_7_2]','$_POST[Attend_8_2]','$_POST[Attend_9_2]','$_POST[Attend_10_2]','$_POST[Attend_1_3]','$_POST[Attend_2_3]','$_POST[Attend_3_3]','$_POST[Attend_4_3]','$_POST[Attend_5_3]','$_POST[Attend_6_3]','$_POST[Attend_7_3]','$_POST[Attend_8_3]','$_POST[Attend_9_3]','$_POST[Attend_10_3]','$_POST[Attend_1_4]','$_POST[Attend_2_4]','$_POST[Attend_3_4]','$_POST[Attend_4_4]','$_POST[Attend_5_4]','$_POST[Attend_6_4]','$_POST[Attend_7_4]','$_POST[Attend_8_4]','$_POST[Attend_9_4]','$_POST[Attend_10_4]','$_POST[Attend_1_5]','$_POST[Attend_2_5]','$_POST[Attend_3_5]','$_POST[Attend_4_5]','$_POST[Attend_5_5]','$_POST[Attend_6_5]','$_POST[Attend_7_5]','$_POST[Attend_8_5]','$_POST[Attend_9_5]','$_POST[Attend_10_5]','$_POST[Attend_1_6]','$_POST[Attend_2_6]','$_POST[Attend_3_6]','$_POST[Attend_4_6]','$_POST[Attend_5_6]','$_POST[Attend_6_6]','$_POST[Attend_7_6]','$_POST[Attend_8_6]','$_POST[Attend_9_6]','$_POST[Attend_10_6]','$_POST[Attend_1_7]',
 '$_POST[Attend_2_7]','$_POST[Attend_3_7]','$_POST[Attend_4_7]','$_POST[Attend_5_7]','$_POST[Attend_6_7]','$_POST[Attend_7_7]','$_POST[Attend_8_7]','$_POST[Attend_9_7]','$_POST[Attend_10_7]','$_POST[Attend_1_8]','$_POST[Attend_2_8]','$_POST[Attend_3_8]','$_POST[Attend_4_8]','$_POST[Attend_5_8]','$_POST[Attend_6_8]','$_POST[Attend_7_8]','$_POST[Attend_8_8]','$_POST[Attend_9_8]','$_POST[Attend_10_8]','$_POST[Attend_1_9]','$_POST[Attend_2_9]','$_POST[Attend_3_9]','$_POST[Attend_4_9]','$_POST[Attend_5_9]','$_POST[Attend_6_9]','$_POST[Attend_7_9]','$_POST[Attend_8_9]','$_POST[Attend_9_9]','$_POST[Attend_10_9]','$_POST[Attend_1_10]','$_POST[Attend_2_10]','$_POST[Attend_3_10]','$_POST[Attend_4_10]','$_POST[Attend_5_10]','$_POST[Attend_6_10]','$_POST[Attend_7_10]','$_POST[Attend_8_10]','$_POST[Attend_9_10]','$_POST[Attend_10_10]','$_POST[TE_CT_1]','$_POST[TE_CTL_1]','$_POST[TE_CT_2]','$_POST[TE_CTL_2]','$_POST[TE_CT_3]','$_POST[TE_CTL_3]','$_POST[TE_D_1]','$_POST[TE_LT_1]','$_POST[TE_
 A_1]','$_POST[TE_FA_1]','$_POST[TE_H_1]';
 $cart3 = ;
 $cart3 =

Re: [PHP] Parse error: parse error, expecting `']'' in

2004-12-01 Thread Richard Lynch 
Robert Sossomon wrote:
 Parse error: parse error, expecting `']'' in file.php

First, some minor nits with other posters :-)

1. While it's true that integer and string keys are handled differently in
some cases, it has absolutely no bearing when the array reference is
buried in a string.

2. The code formatting provided by another poster doesn't seem all that
better to me than the original.  YMMV.

Then, a minor nit with the original poster:

Dude, you chopped out the line number from the error message.  That would
pretty much have made it possible to determine what was going wrong,
maybe.

You probably left out a ']' somewhere, which is exactly what PHP is
complaining about.  It's also possible a missing quote or apostrophe in an
EARLIER line is the real problem, and the code you posted, on its own, is
100% correct.


Finally, to all newbie PHP coders.  If syntax errors are giving you
problems, then get a color-coding editor, or plug-in for the editor you
are using.

I'm too old to change my ways and use one, but I'm long past the day of
wondering what any given syntax error could mean. :-)

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