Ermm.. Change <form method="post" action="{' . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '}"> to <form method="post" action="' . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '"> as well.. otherwise you'll have <form method="post" action="{filename.php}"> in your result.. -- // DvDmanDT MSN: dvdmandt¤hotmail.com Mail: dvdmandt¤telia.com "The Disguised Jedi" <disguised.jedi@xxxxxxxxx> skrev i meddelandet news:654eeaba05012718292ebb7bf9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > it means php was looking for the end of file marker, and didn't find > it before the $end (end of php parser "?>") > > just use this new version of 'write_form()' and it should work... > > //==new function ... do not include this line....== > > function write_form() { > print ' > <form method="post" action="{' . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '}"> > > <p><input type="text" name="sound" /> > Does venue have mixer?</p> > > <p><input type="text" name="equip" /> > Does venue have its own equipment?</p> > > <p><input type="text" name="food" /> > What kind of food deal?</p> > > <p><input type="text" name="drink" /> > What kind of drink deal?</p> > > <p><input type="text" name="comp" /> > What is our compensation?</p> > > <p><input type="submit" value="submit!" /></p> > </form> > > FORM'; > } > > //==end of new function...do not include this line....== > > > On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 18:20:18 -0800 (PST), Patrick Roane > <fojomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in > > c:\wamp\www\php_excercises\schedule.php on line 81: > > > > line 81 is all the way at the bottom. > > > > Here is my code: > > > > <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC > > "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" > > "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> > > <html> > > <head> > > <title>Listing 13.1 Opening a Connection to a > > Database</title> > > </head> > > <body> > > <?php > > > > if ( ! empty( $_REQUEST['sound'] )&& > > ! empty( $_REQUEST['equip'] )&& > > ! empty( $_REQUEST['food'] )&& > > ! empty( $_REQUEST['drink'] )&& > > ! empty( $_REQUEST['comp'] ) ){ > > // check user imput here! > > $dberror = ""; > > $ret = add_to_database( $_REQUEST['sound'], > > $_REQUEST['equip'], > > $_REQUEST['food'], > > $_REQUEST['drink'], > > $_REQUEST['comp'], $dberror ); > > if ( ! $ret ) { > > print "Error: $dberror<br />\n"; > > } else { > > print "Thank you very much<br />\n"; > > } > > } else { > > write_form(); > > } > > function add_to_database( $sound, $equip, $food, > > $drink, $comp, &$dberror ) { > > $sound = mysql_real_escape_string( $sound ); > > $equip = mysql_real_escape_string( $equip ); > > $food = mysql_real_escape_string( $food ); > > $drink = mysql_real_escape_string( $drink ); > > $comp = mysql_real_escape_string( $comp ); > > $link = mysql_pconnect( "localhost", "", "" ); > > if ( ! $link ) { > > $dberror = mysql_error(); > > return false; > > } > > if ( ! mysql_select_db( "schedule05", $link ) ) { > > $dberror = mysql_error(); > > return false; > > } > > $query = "INSERT INTO specs( sound, equip, food, > > drink, comp ) > > values('$sound', '$equip', '$food', '$drink', > > '$comp' )"; > > if ( ! mysql_query( $query, $link ) ) { > > $dberror = mysql_error(); > > return false; > > } > > return true; > > } > > > > function write_form() { > > print <<<EOF > > <form method="post" action="{$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']}"> > > > > <p><input type="text" name="sound" /> > > Does venue have mixer?</p> > > > > <p><input type="text" name="equip" /> > > Does venue have its own equipment?</p> > > > > <p><input type="text" name="food" /> > > What kind of food deal?</p> > > > > <p><input type="text" name="drink" /> > > What kind of drink deal?</p> > > > > <p><input type="text" name="comp" /> > > What is our compensation?</p> > > > > <p><input type="submit" value="submit!" /></p> > > </form> > > > > FORM; > > } > > ?> > > </BODY> > > </HTML> > > > > Thanks- > > > > ===== > > > > ---------------- > > "forget your lust for the rich man's gold. All that you need, is in your soul. You can do this if you try. All that I want for you my son, is to be satisfied" > > > > ~ Lynard Skynard > > > > -- > > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > -- > The Disguised Jedi > disguised.jedi@xxxxxxxxx > > PHP rocks! > "Knowledge is Power. Power Corrupts. Go to school, become evil" > > Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > This message is Certified Virus Free > > > -- > The Disguised Jedi > disguised.jedi@xxxxxxxxx > > PHP rocks! > "Knowledge is Power. Power Corrupts. Go to school, become evil" > > Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > This message is Certified Virus Free -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php