Thanks so much, Naintara, simplifying the field name in the way you suggested seems to fix it. Andrew On 2/20/06, Naintara <naintara@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Firstly, if you are assigning the value of variable $myrow['article_title'] > to $right_row, > you should print $right_row and not $$right_row > > Because, if say, $myrow['article_title'] contained value "article1", > $$right_row would look for variable > $article1, which probably doesn't exist, hence no value. > > You could also try creating your field name simpler, something like: > $tmp_fldname = $type . "_title'; > $right_row = $myrow[$tmp_fldname]; > > This should work, I haven't tested it. > > Naintara > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Darby [mailto:adarby@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 10:19 PM > To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Help with Variable Variables in Array > > Hi, all. I can't quite figure out how to call the contents of a > variable variable in a mysql_fetch_array result and was hoping someone > could help . . . > > inside the "fetch all rows" while loop, i have the following: > > $right_row = "$" . myrow . "['" . $type . "_title']"; > > ($type is assigned elsewhere, but in this case = 'article') > > which outputs: > > $myrow['article_title'] > > So far so good, but i can't seem to output the value of this variable > by printing > > $$right_row > > Any suggestions? > > TIA, > > Andrew > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.11/264 - Release Date: 17-Feb-06 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.11/264 - Release Date: 17-Feb-06 > > > -- > 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
