eval($data)

returns Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING in
C:\apps\apache2\htdocs\test\query.php(23) : eval()'d code on line 1

Thanks!
Shawn

"Shawn McKenzie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> How can I evaluate a var that is from a text field of a database?
Example:
>
> MySQL field `name` = hi my name is $name
>
> In my script I have:
>
> $name = "Shawn";
>
> After fetching a query result as an associative array I have the contents
of
> the `name` field in $data
>
> If I echo $data I get:  hi my name is $name
>
> I would like to get:  hi my name is Shawn
>
> TIA,
> Shawn
>
>



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