boo ... short tags though i admit it's gotta be easier to type. Why I don't like short tags : I use XML a lot. Mark On 26/09/05, Micah Stevens <micah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Rasmus, there's a shortcut for this: > > <?php echo $width?> > > <?=$width?> > > Saves me a lot of time, although it can be confusing for those unfamiliar with > it. > > -Micah > > > On Sunday 25 September 2005 11:01 pm, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > > There are many ways to do it. I prefer one of these two: > > > > <?php > > echo <<<EOB > > <table align="center" width="$width"> > > EOB; > > ?> > > > > or. > > > > <table align="center"> width="<?php echo $width?>"> > > > > -Rasmus > > > > Micah Stevens wrote: > > > I apologize, I was being rude. > > > > > > More specifically, I don't see why you say all html tags should be in > > > single quotes. There's several ways you can do things in almost every > > > situation in PHP, and I can just as easily say you should always use > > > double quotes. I of course would be wrong though. > > > > > > echo "<table align='center' width='80%'>"; > > > > > > provides the convenience of inserting variables: > > > echo "<table align='center' width='$width'>"; > > > > > > which you can not do with single quotes, so I could argue that double > > > quotes are better. > > > > > > So, in contrast to my original rude comment (again, I apologize) perhaps > > > I should of said: Why do you say that? > > > > > > -Micah > > > > > > On Sunday 25 September 2005 9:44 pm, Micah Stevens wrote: > > >>That's ridiculous. > > >> > > >>On Sunday 25 September 2005 9:28 pm, balwant singh wrote: > > >>>all html tags should be in single quote when used in php like > > >>> > > >>>echo '<table align=center width=80%>'; > > >>>echo '<tr><td align=center>'; echo "HELLO"; > > >>>echo '</td></tr></table>'; > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>With Best Wishes > > >>> > > >>>Balwant Singh > > >>>======================== > > >>>INDO ASIAN FUSEGEAR LTD. > > >>>A-39, HOSIERY COMPLEX > > >>>PHASE - II EXTN., NOIDA > > >>>PH: +91 - 120 - 3048140 / 3042222 > > >>>FAX: +91 - 120 - 2568 473 > > >>>WEB : www.indoasian.com > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>-------- Original Message -------- > > >>>From: "Daryl Booth" <adbooth@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>>To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>>Subject: HTML Tables in PHP... > > >>>Date: 9/25/2005 19:05 > > >>> > > >>>>How can I give a <table> </table> with all of it's parameters in PHP in > > >>>>each of the cells there is a variable that gives me the data back but I > > >>>>can't get the table to show as it always gives me either this error > > >>>>"Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_LNUMBER, expecting ',' or ';' > > >>>>in C:\FoxServ\www\Dad\proofing\index.php on line 41" or this one when I > > >>>>don't put in the quotes "Parse error: parse error, unexpected '<', > > >>>>expecting ',' or ';' in C:\FoxServ\www\Dad\proofing\index.php on line > > >>>>41". > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>Here is the PHP code I'm using: > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>><?php > > >>>> > > >>>>$datei="c:\licence.txt"; > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>if(file_exists($datei)){ > > >>>> > > >>>> $nachricht="The licence has been validated thank-you!"; > > >>>> > > >>>> $fp = fopen($datei,"r"); > > >>>> > > >>>> fpassthru($fp); > > >>>> > > >>>> fclose($fp); > > >>>> > > >>>> } > > >>>> > > >>>>else{ > > >>>> > > >>>> $nachricht="The licence doesn't exist please contact us! > > >>>> > > >>>> echo <table width="694" height="501" border="0" align="center" > > >>>>cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> > > >>>> > > >>>> <tr> > > >>>> > > >>>> <td height="109" colspan="7"><img src="images/1.jpg" width="857" > > >>>>height="109" border="0" usemap="#Map"></td> > > >>>> > > >>>> </tr> > > >>>> > > >>>> <tr> > > >>>> > > >>>> <td width="39" rowspan="2"><img src="images/lefty.jpg" width="39" > > >>>>height="394"></td> > > >>>> > > >>>> <td width="8" height="369"> </td> > > >>>> > > >>>> <td width="240" class="style5"></td> > > >>>> > > >>>> <td width="12" height="369" class="style5"> </td> > > >>>> > > >>>> <td width="407" height="369" class="style5"><span > > >>>>class="style3"><b>$nachricht</b></span><br></td> > > >>>> > > >>>> <td width="346" rowspan="2"><img src="images/righty.jpg" width="346" > > >>>>height="394" border="0" usemap="#Map2"></td> > > >>>> > > >>>> </tr> > > >>>> > > >>>> <tr> > > >>>> > > >>>> <td height="23" colspan="5"><img src="images/bottom.jpg" width="472" > > >>>>height="23"></td> > > >>>> > > >>>> </tr> > > >>>> > > >>>></table>; > > >>>> > > >>>>} > > >>>> > > >>>>?> > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- theExile.vze.com www.stpaulswalsall.org.uk -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php