Form In Echo?

[Cooper94]

How would I get a form in an echo statment, is it even possible?

if ( $_GET['content'] == "pirep" ) { 
echo "<form name="form3" action="pirep_process.php" method="post">
<table cellpadding="8" align="center" cellspacing="0" width="80%" style="font-size: 10pt">
   <tr> 
      <td align="left" valign="top"> </td>
      <td ><input name="username" type="hidden" id="username" value="RPA001"></td>
   </tr>  
<tr> 
      <td align="left" valign="top">Booked Flights</td>
      <td >
<select name="Manual" size="1" onchange="window.open(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value,'_top')"> 
<option>Booked Flights</option>
<option value="book.php?id=" id=""></option>
</td>
   </tr>  
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Date of Flight</td>
     <td><input name="date" type="text" id="date" value="2009-01-29"></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Departure Airport</td>
     <td><input name="icao_orig" type="text" id="icao_orig" value=""></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Destination Airport</td>
     <td><input name="icao_dest" type="text" id="icao_dest" value=""></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Type Aircraft</td>
     <td><select name="aircraft" type="text" id="aircraft"> 
         <option value="ERJ-170">ERJ-170/175</option>
</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Flight Number</td>
     <td><input name="routenum" type="text" id="routenum" value=""></td>
   </tr>

   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Flight Time</td>
     <td><input name="flthrs2" type="text" id="flthrs2" value=""></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td><input name="hub" type="hidden" id="hub" value="KPHL"></td>
   </tr>
   <tr> 
      <td align="left" valign="top">Comments:</td>
     <td><input name="comments" type="text" id="comments" value=""></td>
    </tr>
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Online:</td>
     <td><select name="online" type="text" id="online"> 
         <option value="Yes">Yes</option>
         <option value="No">No</option>
</td>
</tr>
   <td align="left" valign="top"> </td>
      <td><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="File Pirep!"></td>
    </tr>
</table>
</form>";
} 

I am basicly trying to reduce the amount of files on my server and I dont know if this is possible, is it?

[.josh]

yes, you can do that.  But since you use " ... " to encapsulate your string, you need to escape all occurrences of " inside your string, like this: \"  so that php knows that you aren't trying to close your string quotes.

[ratcateme]

for large amounts of HTML like that i find it is easier to close the php tags like this

<?php
if ( $_GET['content'] == "pirep" ) { 
?><form name="form3" action="pirep_process.php" method="post">
<table cellpadding="8" align="center" cellspacing="0" width="80%" style="font-size: 10pt">
   <tr> 
      <td align="left" valign="top"> </td>
      <td ><input name="username" type="hidden" id="username" value="RPA001"></td>
   </tr>  
<tr> 
      <td align="left" valign="top">Booked Flights</td>
      <td >
<select name="Manual" size="1" onchange="window.open(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value,'_top')"> 
<option>Booked Flights</option>
<option value="book.php?id=" id=""></option>
</td>
   </tr>  
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Date of Flight</td>
     <td><input name="date" type="text" id="date" value="2009-01-29"></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Departure Airport</td>
     <td><input name="icao_orig" type="text" id="icao_orig" value=""></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Destination Airport</td>
     <td><input name="icao_dest" type="text" id="icao_dest" value=""></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Type Aircraft</td>
     <td><select name="aircraft" type="text" id="aircraft"> 
         <option value="ERJ-170">ERJ-170/175</option>
</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Flight Number</td>
     <td><input name="routenum" type="text" id="routenum" value=""></td>
   </tr>

   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Flight Time</td>
     <td><input name="flthrs2" type="text" id="flthrs2" value=""></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td><input name="hub" type="hidden" id="hub" value="KPHL"></td>
   </tr>
   <tr> 
      <td align="left" valign="top">Comments:</td>
     <td><input name="comments" type="text" id="comments" value=""></td>
    </tr>
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Online:</td>
     <td><select name="online" type="text" id="online"> 
         <option value="Yes">Yes</option>
         <option value="No">No</option>
</td>
</tr>
   <td align="left" valign="top"> </td>
      <td><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="File Pirep!"></td>
    </tr>
</table>
</form>
<?php
} 
?>

your html will still only be outputted if the if statement returned true

 

Scott.

[premiso]

I prefer to use heredoc so that way you can include variables with {$variablename} instead of having to use <?php echo $variablename; ?> 

 

But that is just my preference

 

<?php
if ( $_GET['content'] == "pirep" ) { 
    echo <<<OUTPUT 
          <form name="form3" action="pirep_process.php" method="post">
<table cellpadding="8" align="center" cellspacing="0" width="80%" style="font-size: 10pt">
   <tr>
      <td align="left" valign="top"> </td>
      <td ><input name="username" type="hidden" id="username" value="RPA001"></td>
   </tr> 
<tr>
      <td align="left" valign="top">Booked Flights</td>
      <td >
<select name="Manual" size="1" onchange="window.open(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value,'_top')">
<option>Booked Flights</option>
<option value="book.php?id=" id=""></option>
</td>
   </tr> 
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Date of Flight</td>
     <td><input name="date" type="text" id="date" value="2009-01-29"></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Departure Airport</td>
     <td><input name="icao_orig" type="text" id="icao_orig" value=""></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Destination Airport</td>
     <td><input name="icao_dest" type="text" id="icao_dest" value=""></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Type Aircraft</td>
     <td><select name="aircraft" type="text" id="aircraft">
         <option value="ERJ-170">ERJ-170/175</option>
</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Flight Number</td>
     <td><input name="routenum" type="text" id="routenum" value=""></td>
   </tr>

   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Flight Time</td>
     <td><input name="flthrs2" type="text" id="flthrs2" value=""></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td><input name="hub" type="hidden" id="hub" value="KPHL"></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
      <td align="left" valign="top">Comments:</td>
     <td><input name="comments" type="text" id="comments" value=""></td>
    </tr>
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="top">Online:</td>
     <td><select name="online" type="text" id="online">
         <option value="Yes">Yes</option>
         <option value="No">No</option>
</td>
</tr>
   <td align="left" valign="top"> </td>
      <td><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="File Pirep!"></td>
    </tr>
</table>
</form>
OUTPUT;
} 
?>

[.josh]

Depending on the situation, I'll either use heredoc or escape out of the php tags and just do individual php tags when necessary.  He just asked if it was possible so I addressed that specifically.

[premiso]

Depending on the situation, I'll either use heredoc or escape out of the php tags and just do individual php tags when necessary.  He just asked if it was possible so I addressed that specifically.

 

I just got bored and saw rat's post and decided to reply with my 2cents, no offense to you in any way.

[slpctrl]

You can also do something like this:

 

<?php
echo <<<HERE
<b><h3><center>Chislam's Chat Box</center></h3></b>
<iframe src="chat.txt" width="700" height="250"></iframe>
<form method="post" name="form">Nickname: <input type="text' name="nickname" value="$nickname"><br>
Message:   <input type="text" name="message"><input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<a href="chat.php">Refresh</a>
HERE;
?>

 

Notice the echo <<<HERE and the HERE; at the bottom; inbetween that, you can print pure HTML, and you don't need to escape any quotes or anything. That's what I use to echo quotes.