Posted by peter on 12/09/06 09:05

> Thanks Rik! That seemed to have done the trick... What exactly do the {
> } do? Is there a good online reference you know about that I could
> learn some more? The few sites I've found are very vague on how
> variables work.. like strings integers, arrays etc.. I'm used to C++ so
> if I could find a comprehensive site that'd be great. Thanks again for
> your help Rik, you're a life saver!

the {} seperate the variable from the string which can be handy when the
variable does not have a spase after itfor example the following would cause
errors:-

<?PHP
$date = '9';
echo "Today is the $dateth";
?>

The script will be trying to find a variable called $dateth which does not
exist but if you do:-

<?PHP
$date = '9';
echo "Today is the {$date}th";
?>

In this case php now knows that $date is the variable

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