Hello bala, Monday, May 9, 2005, 3:51:21 PM, you wrote: >> I have a text variable that contains "$" symbols, that when I pass it out PHP >> thinks that the "$" mean that a variable name comes right after. bc> use this bc> $$text = "$text"; While I'm sure creating a variable variable is useful in lots of circumstances, this isn't really one of them and doesn't solve the original posters problem. Best regards, Richard Davey -- http://www.launchcode.co.uk - PHP Development Services "I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them." - Isaac Asimov -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php