Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE

[ShivaGupta]

trying to build

<?php
$file="test.bmp"
$cmd="curl -F userfile=$file \ 
  -F outputencoding=\"utf-8\" \
  -F outputformat=\"txt\" \ 
  http://example.com/ocr_scene.cgi >result.txt"

exec($cmd, $result)
echo $result;
?>

But keep getting

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /home/content/65/11169265/html/testt/index.php on line 3

looks like that's not the issue,help me out plzzzz:

 

[Maq]

Missing a ;

[ShivaGupta]

 

keep getting

 

Missing a ;

<?php
$file="test.bmp"
$cmd="curl -F userfile=$file \ 
  -F outputencoding=\"utf-8\" \
  -F outputformat=\"txt\" \ 
  http://example.com/ocr_scene.cgi >result.txt"

exec($cmd, $result);
echo $result;
?>

[Maq]

Keep getting what?

[ShivaGupta]

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /home/content/65/11169265/html/testt/index.php on line 3

 

Keep getting what?

[kicken]

 

Your missing several ;'s

[AbraCadaver]

;

;

;