> How do I move the content of $tastes to X of > echo "<textarea rows="5" cols="28" readonly name=X>\n"; - with simple quotes (better!): echo '<textarea rows="5" cols="28" readonly name="'.$tastes.'">'; - on the contrary, you will need a backslash in doublequotes: echo "<textarea rows=\"5\" cols=\"28\" readonly name=\"$tastes\">"; - also, you can close php brackets before and after putting the php code inside: <? // I break here: ?> <textarea rows="5" cols="28" readonly name="<? echo $tastes; ?>"> <? // ...continue ?> best regards, -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php