Hi Chris,
You can use variable variables.. like this:
$num = 2
$varname = "id".$num;
$$varname = "id2 is stored here!";
It's in the docs in the variables section..
HTH,
-Micah
On Sunday 28 August 2005 11:45 pm, Chris Payne wrote:
> Hi there everyone,
>
>
>
> I have the following code:
>
>
>
> while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($sql_result)) {
>
>
>
> $id = $row["id"];
>
> $video_link = $row["video_link"];
>
> $video_thumbnail = $row["video_thumbname"];
>
> $video_title = $row["video_title"];
>
> $video_description = $row["video_description"];
>
>
>
> };
>
>
>
> Now I’ll be shifting through my MySQL array 6 items at a time, what I’d
> LIKE to be able to do is store each item in a number string on each pass.
> In other words, the first loop would see $id being called something like
> $id1, the second pass in the loop it would be $id2 and so on.
>
>
>
> I THOUGHT I could do this by putting a $count ++ in the loop and then doing
> something like $id$count or something like $id.$count but neither worked,
> this may sound odd but I REALLY need to be able to do this so how can I
> name a string that has to contain the data from a row successively higher
> on each loop so that it doesn’t overwrite the data on the previous loop?
>
>
>
> I have 6 items on the page so I can hardcode <?=$id1?> for item 1 and
> <?=$id2?> for item 2 etc …. But with the layout of the page being able to
> do it THIS way would be MUCH better than having to set the table itself up
> to handle it.
>
>
>
> Any help on this (Probably very easy) but annoying problem would be REALLY
> appreciated ;-)
>
>
>
> Chris
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