Sorry, that's shorthand.. <?=$color?> is the same as: <? echo $color ?> <? is the start tag for a php block, ?> is the end tag.. On Monday 14 November 2005 6:26 pm, Jeff Grossman wrote: > Micah Stevens <micah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > You don't have to output two rows.. just do this: > > > > $color = "red"; // init first color. > > while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($data)) { > > if ($color == "red") { > > $color = "blue"; > > } else { > > $color = "red"; > > } > > ?> > > <tr bgcolor="<?=$color?>"><td>..................</td></tr> > > > > <? > > } > > > > -Micah > > Great, thanks for the help and information. May I ask, how does PHP > know to change the color? What do the "?"'s do in "<?=$color?>"? > > Thanks for the help. > > Jeff -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php