What about adding a few quotes above the problem?
$row['TICKER'] = 'NTAP'; $test = 'NTAP'; $quotes[$test] = '8.30'; // $quotes[{$row[TICKER]}] = will that parse? $quotes[$row[TICKER]] = will that parse? Maxim Maletsky www.PHPBeginner.com -----Original Message----- From: Job Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: giovedi 4 ottobre 2001 2.21 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP] associative array syntax question here is sample output from my script: win98/Apache 1.3.19/php4.0.5 variable being displayed = value $row[TICKER] = NTAP $test = NTAP $quotes[$test] = 8.30 $quotes[{$row[TICKER]}] = will not parse $quotes[$row[TICKER]] = will not parse any ideas? --- "Maxim Maletsky (PHPBeginner.com)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Strange, I always though it should be working. > > Have you tried $a[{$b['b']}] ? > > What version of PHP are you running? > > Maxim Maletsky > www.PHPBeginner.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Job Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: giovedi 4 ottobre 2001 1.41 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP] associative array syntax question > > > why does: print $a[$b['b']] return: > > parse error, expecting `T_STRING' or `T_VARIABLE' or `T_NUM_STRING' > > but if I do it in two steps like: > > $c=$b['b']; > print $a[$c]; > > it works fine. > > I have tried dozens of syntax combinations using > quotes, no quotes, on one or both and can't get > anything to work. any help would be greatly > appreciated. The two step method is annoying. > > Job > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site > hosting, just > $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] To > contact the list administrators, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]