RE: [PHP] unexpected include parse error

2004-01-27 Thread Ford, Mike [LSS]
On 27 January 2004 05:18, Shawn McKenzie wrote: > > > > PS I'm on my windows apache server but the forward slash seems to > > work in php & that keeps it portable. I tried it both ways. Yes -- PHP internally translates between / and \ on Windows, precisely for portability reasons. Thus, you ca

RE: [PHP] unexpected include parse error

2004-01-27 Thread Ford, Mike [LSS]
On 27 January 2004 05:50, Paul Furman wrote: > Shawn McKenzie wrote: > > I've noticed in both of your posts that you aren't terminating the > > line before the include with a ; > > Yup, thanks! > > Then I fixed my global problem without bugging you guys too. Actually, no you didn't -- you just

Re: [PHP] unexpected include parse error

2004-01-26 Thread R'twick Niceorgaw
Hi Paul, Quoting Paul Furman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > $dirstr= "./" probably because you are missing a ; at the end? >include 'scandir.php'; >scandir('$dirstr'); you should also change this to scandir($dirstr); > ?> > > parse error, unexpected T_INCLUDE in [the above file] > > if

Re: [PHP] unexpected include parse error

2004-01-26 Thread Paul Furman
Shawn McKenzie wrote: I've noticed in both of your posts that you aren't terminating the line before the include with a ; Yup, thanks! Then I fixed my global problem without bugging you guys too. Final result: #call.php $dirstr= "./"; include 'scandir.php'; scandir('$dirstr'); #scandir.php

Re: [PHP] unexpected include parse error

2004-01-26 Thread Shawn McKenzie
I've noticed in both of your posts that you aren't terminating the line before the include with a ; That would probably help. FYI... If you use / then you don't have to escape it like // only the \. Also, instead of ".\\" you can use '.\' -Shawn "Paul Furman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in messa

Re: [PHP] unexpected include parse error

2004-01-26 Thread Paul Furman
Paul Furman wrote: PS I'm on my windows apache server but the forward slash seems to work OK actually, it was the back slash that was causing problems, it only works with a forward slash! but... I've still got the include error: ??? Parse error, unexpected T_INCLUDE #call $dirstr= "./"

Re: [PHP] unexpected include parse error

2004-01-26 Thread Paul Furman
David Obrien wrote: the \ has to be slashed ".\\"; Ah great, thanks! that fixes most of the errors. The following runs where I define the $dirstr in the function but if I try to define it in the page that calls the function, it still gives Parse error, unexpected T_INCLUDE in [#call] #call

Re: [PHP] unexpected include parse error

2004-01-26 Thread David OBrien
the \ has to be slashed ".\\"; -Dave At 11:27 PM 1/26/2004, Paul Furman wrote: I'm new so probably missing something easy or doing something terribly wrong but I have spent a lot of time experimenting... parse error, unexpected T_INCLUDE in [the above file] if I comment out the $dirstr= ".