Help with a syntax error

[icue]

Hi,

 

Could I get some help with a syntax error that I can't seem to find?

 

The following is an original section from a script I found to create a live search:

 

while ($result = $query ->fetch_object()) {

if($result->cat_id != $catid) { // check if the category changed

echo '<span class="category">'.$result->cat_name.'</span>';

$catid = $result->cat_id;

$id = $result->cat_id;

}

echo '<a class=\"fancybox fancybox.iframe\" href="'.$result->url.'"</a>';

echo '<img width="40" height="40" src="images/all/'.$result->img.'" alt="" />';

 

I need to be able to pass the value of id to the page opened by the fancybox, so I added the following:

$id = $result->id; after line 5 ($id = $result->cat_id;) and, ?venue_name=$id as in the line below.

 

echo '<a class=\"fancybox fancybox.iframe\" href=".$result->url.?venue_name=$id."</a>';

 

This does not work because it gives venue_name the value $id and not the numeric value of $id.

I have tried various combination of quotes as in the line below:

 

echo '<a class=\"fancybox fancybox.iframe\" href="'.$result->url.'?'venue_name=$id'"</a>';

 

but now I am getting syntax errors unexpected T_STRING, expecting ',' or ':'

 

The url for the page is stored in the database (pop_up.php) but I would like to be able to include it in the

script so I don't have to enter it multiple times in the database.

 

Could someone please offer some advice.

 

Thanks in advance.

[boompa]

Check your single quotes and concatenation on this line:

 

echo '<a class=\"fancybox fancybox.iframe\" href=".$result->url.?venue_name=$id."</a>';

[icue]

Hi,

 

I have tried many combinations of quote and concatenation but still getting an error. This is what I have at the

moment but still getting errors.

 

echo '<a class=\"fancybox fancybox.iframe\" href="'.$result->url.'?'venue_name=$id'"</a>';

 

Could someone please help.

 

Thanks again

[Jessica]

Please use code tags.

<?php
echo '<a class=\"fancybox fancybox.iframe\" href="'.$result->url.'?'venue_name=$id'"</a>';
?>

 

You might be able to see the error with the syntax highlighting helping you. Strings are red. You have text that should be within the string that isn't red. You also aren't concatenating the second variable.

 

Also, you don't have to escape a double quote when your string is in single quotes.

[Pikachu2000]

And why are you escaping double quotes in a single-quoted string?

[icue]

Hi,

 

Thanks everyone I finally got it working with the following:

 

<?php

echo '<a class="fancybox fancybox.iframe" href="'.$result->url.'?venue_name='.$id.'"</a>';

?>

 

I am still very new to PHP so I am making a lot of mistakes.

 

My database has well over 100 entries and growing so could someone please give me a pointer as to

how I can include the url in the script instead of the database. Assuming that I posted enough code in

my original post.

 

Thanks again.

[Pikachu2000]

Please, when posting code, enclose it within the forum's

 . . . 

BBCode tags. It makes is easier for the people trying to help you to provide better answers when the code is easily readable.