Re: [PHP-DB] array in db field -> actual array

scratch that, i had a syntax error in the array.. you were completely right dobromir eval() works perfectly.. thanks! Brendan wrote: > thanks dobromir, > unfortunately that doesnt seem to work ... > although looking at the php manual you seem to be on the right track.. > could the way the

[PHP-DB] Re:[PHP-DB] array in db field -> actual array

thanks dobromir, unfortunately that doesnt seem to work ... although looking at the php manual you seem to be on the right track.. could the way the textfield is parsed & passed back affect the array? cheers! brendan Dobromir Velev wrote: > Hi, > I think you can use the eval() function to exec

Re: [PHP-DB] array in db field -> actual array

Hi, I think you can use the eval() function to execute the stored info. The code will look something like this $res=mysql_query(...) eval($row_from_query); If you want to change the name of the array you could use eval(str_replace("$array","$newarray",$row_from_query)); HTH Dobromir Velev -