Thanks guys. I was able to work through this issue pretty much on my own. I got this portion of things working nicely except for a form button that is appearing at the top rather than the bottom of the page. -----Original Message----- From: Mark [mailto:mark_weinstock@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 1:58 PM To: 'php-db@lists.php.net' Subject: Re: Function questions... $sys is an array, so echoing $sys will cause problems. Are you trying to get a 4xN table of values and checkboxes? There's got to be an easier way... --- "NIPP, SCOTT V (SBCSI)" <sn4265@sbc.com> wrote: > I am trying to convert something that I have working in a PHP > script > to be a function in a library type of file. The code contained in > the > function works fine in another script, but I am currently getting > no output > from the function. I have a question about the nature of functions > that may > help clear up my problems. > > Do 'echo' commands within functions actually work to directly > display information? I have only used functions up to this point > that use > the 'return' command to pass a variable back to the script that > called the > function. I am pretty confused on how to actually use a function > that > formats data to be displayed. This is my primary source of > confusion. > > Below is the function that is giving me trouble: > > function CheckboxList($query) { > $result1 = mysql_query($query); > do { > $sys = split('-', $list['id-sys']); > if ($cnt == 1) { > $cnt = 2; > echo "<tr><td width=\"161\"><input name=\"system[]\" > type=\"checkbox\" > value=\"$sys\">"; > echo $sys."</td>"; > } elseif ($cnt == 2) { > $cnt = 3; > echo "<tr><td width=\"161\"><input name=\"system[]\" > type=\"checkbox\" > value=\"$sys\">"; > echo $sys."</td>"; > } elseif ($cnt == 3) { > $cnt = 4; > echo "<tr><td width=\"161\"><input name=\"system[]\" > type=\"checkbox\" > value=\"$sys\">"; > echo $sys."</td>"; > } elseif ($cnt == 4) { > $cnt = 1; > echo "<tr><td width=\"161\"><input name=\"system[]\" > type=\"checkbox\" > value=\"$sys\">"; > echo $sys."</td></tr>"; > } > } while ($list = mysql_fetch_assoc($result1)); > } > > Here is also the way I am calling this function: > <snip...> > $query = "SELECT * FROM accounts WHERE > verifyurl='$safe_verify_string'"; > <snip...> > CheckboxList($query); > <snip...> > > Is there something wrong with the way in which I am calling this > function? Thanks in advance for all the help. > > > Scott Nipp > Phone: (214) 858-1289 > E-mail: sn4265@sbc.com > Web: http:\\ldsa.sbcld.sbc.com > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > ===== Mark Weinstock mark_weinstock@yahoo.com *************************************** You can't demand something as a "right" unless you are willing to fight to death to defend everyone else's right to the same thing. -Stolen from the now-defunct Randy's Random mailing list. *************************************** __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
