Thanks for the help on this. The file it's reading in: ----------------------------------------- An example form has been submitted.
Name: ]name[ Email: ]email[ The user made the following comments: ]comments[ Just in case we forget, the users name is ]name[ and their email is ]email[ ---------------------------------------------- The output of the code: ----------------------------------------------- Line: An example form has been submitted. Lineafterwards: An example form has been submitted. Line: Lineafterwards: Line: Name: $HTTP_POST_VARS["name"] Lineafterwards: Name: $HTTP_POST_VARS["name"] Line: Email: $HTTP_POST_VARS["email"] Lineafterwards: Email: $HTTP_POST_VARS["email"] Line: Lineafterwards: Line: Lineafterwards: Line: The user made the following comments: Lineafterwards: The user made the following comments: Line: $HTTP_POST_VARS["comments"] Lineafterwards: $HTTP_POST_VARS["comments"] Line: Lineafterwards: Line: Lineafterwards: Line: Lineafterwards: Line: Just in case we forget, the users name is $HTTP_POST_VARS["name"] and their email is $HTTP_POST_VARS["email"] Lineafterwards: Just in case we forget, the users name is $HTTP_POST_VARS["name"] and their email is $HTTP_POST_VARS["email"] ----------------------------------------------------- On Thursday 15 November 2001 18:20, Richard Lynch wrote: > Henrik Hudson wrote: > > So, its having problems doing an eval on the HTTP_POST? If I replace the > > HTTP_POST stuff with just $\\1 and then define $string = > > $HTTP_POST_VARS["string"] it works just fine, but I can't do this since I > > don't know what string is going to be, just that it is between ] [ chars > > and > > there can be multiple ] [ on one line. > > > > Any thoughts? Code is below. > > > > //Read the array > > $form_data = ""; > > for($i=0; $i < count($filearr); $i++){ > > $line = $filearr[$i]; > > //Strip the ] [ from around the variables so they will be > > interpreted $line = eregi_replace("\]([^\[]+)\[", > > "\$HTTP_POST_VARS['\\1']", > > $line); > > echo "Line: $line<BR>"; > > //eval the variables from $line into themselves and they become > > literal > > eval ("\$line = \"$line\";"); > > echo "Lineafterwards: $line<BR>\n"; > > //Write the line back into a single variable > > $form_data = $form_data . $line; > > } > > exit; > > Show use the output, espeically the debugging output of what the lines say > that you are trying to eval.... -- Henrik Hudson [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]