T_STRING error..

[croakingtoad]

I am getting this error-

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '"', expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/health1/public_html/bedside-manner.php on line 43

 

with this bit of code-

 

35  for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {
36
37	//removes characters in $chars from $array items
38	$chars = array(" ", "&", "(", ")", "/");
39	$trim = str_replace ($chars, "", $array[$i]);
40	
41	$message .= "
42		$array[$i]
43			1st		$_POST['$trim-1']
44			2nd		$_POST['$trim-2']
45			3rd		$_POST['$trim-3']
46			
47	";
48	
49	}

 

This is a bit of code I have to try to handle the results of a form submit without having to manually code every var into the phpmail message.  These values are handled the same way in the creation of the form.  Just as an FYI, here's what my form looks like but it is not where I'm having the problem--

 

for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {

//removes characters in $chars from $array items
$chars = array(" ", "&", "(", ")", "/");
$trim = str_replace ($chars, "", $array[$i]);

if ($i & 2 != 0) { 
echo "<fieldset>"; } else {
echo "
<fieldset style=\"float: left;\">";	}
echo "
	<legend>$array[$i]</legend>
	<input type=\"text\" name=\"$trim-1\" size=\"30\" /> <label>1st</label> <br />
	<input type=\"text\" name=\"$trim-2\" size=\"30\" /> <label>2nd</label> <br />
	<input type=\"text\" name=\"$trim-3\" size=\"30\" /> <label>3rd</label>
</fieldset>
";
}

 

This form is submitting to itself...

[bbaker]

there shouldn't be $'s in there

 

43 1st $_POST['$trim-1']

44 2nd $_POST['$trim-2']

45 3rd $_POST['$trim-3']

[croakingtoad]

Hmm...but I was hoping for a shortcut to keep from having to manually pull all the vars out of there.  $trim is the var.  Is there another way of doing that?