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Posted by bill on 11/18/07 15:47
ZeldorBlat wrote:
> On Nov 18, 10:13 am, bill <nob...@spamcop.net> wrote:
>> I want to extract the name of the photo uploaded.
>>
>> print_r of $_FILES yields:
>> Files: Array ( [picture] => Array ( [name] =>
>> DSC_1802-saoirse-riona.jpg [type] => image/jpeg [tmp_name] =>
>> /tmp/phpJTspHZ [error] => 0 [size] => 76096 ) )
>>
>> so we have an array with one element, picture, that contains an
>> array with an index, name, with a value of DSC_1802-saoirse-riona.jpg
>>
>> I get the correct value when I:
>> $pic_name = $_FILES['picture']['name'];
>> echo $pic_name
>>
>> however when I use:
>>
>> echo "<br />pic_name = $_FILES[picture][name]";
>>
>> I get:
>> pic_name = Array[name]
>>
>> Why does the echo with the array reference not work while the
>> assignment does ?
>>
>> bill
>
> Put quotes around your array keys:
>
> $_FILES['picture']['name']
That, unfortunately, generates the dreaded:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE,
expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in...
bill
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