I found what I "remembered reading". If you're curious, go here: http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php and scroll down to the "Array Do's and Don'ts" section. Don't know if it actually does pertain to what you're doing, but it IS what I was thinking of. > -----Original Message----- > From: Hutchins, Richard [mailto:Richard.Hutchins@Getingeusa.com] > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 2:22 PM > To: 'Info_Best-IT'; php-db@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: Putting a string into a variable. > > > You might be getting an empty result because you don't have > anything in > $stringarray[1]. You set $i = 0 then have a while loop that > does something > while $i < 6. But you never go through and increment $i at all so it's > always equal to 0. You might get some type of result if you echoed > $stringarray[0] in that case. > > You should use a for loop and remember to increment ($i++) > the variable in > the appropriate place inside the for loop. > > Additionally, I think the proper way to accomplish your array > assignment is > to state $stringarray = array(). I seem to remember reading > somewhere that > $stringarray[] = array() isn't quite correct. It works, but it's not > correct. > > It's Friday, it's nice outside and I'm not concentrating > much, so I hope > this information is of some help. > > Good luck, > Rich > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Info_Best-IT [mailto:info@best-it.biz] > > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 2:13 PM > > To: php-db@lists.php.net > > Subject: Putting a string into a variable. > > > > > > I am having problems putting an html string into a variable > > to create an array of > > strings. > > > > something like this: > > > > > > $stringarray[] = array(); > > $i = 0; > > > > while ( $i < 6 ){ > > $stringarray[$i] = "<table > > cellspacing=\"0\"><tr><td>".$this->differentarray[0] > > [0]."</td></tr></table>"; > > } > > > > > > When I echo $stringarray[1] it comes up empty... Is there a > > special trick to get a > > string into an array or even store one as a variable. > > > > thanks, > > /Tim > > > > -- > > 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 > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php