Re: quick and easy

if you couldnt tell i am just learning php.. "Travis" <trimel@rigsbydesign.com> wrote in message news:20020118184135.72939.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > just a quick syntax question: here is my php > > <? > $openingItemTag = "<item>\n"; > $openingEntry = " <entry "; > $numberAtt = "number="; > $nameAtt = "name="; > $dateAtt = "date="; > $messageAtt = "message="; > $linkAtt = "link="; > $closingEntry = "/>\n"; > $closingItemTag = "</item>"; > > $Entry= > $openingEntry.$numberAtt.$myNumber.$nameAtt.$myName.$dateAtt.$myDate. > $messageAtt.$myMessage. $linkAtt.$myLink.$closingEntry; > $Item = $openingItemTag.$Entry.$closingItemTag; > > $fp = fopen ("news.xml", "a"); > fwrite($fp,$Item); > fclose($fp); > ?> > > > if done twice it returns this: > > <item> > <entry number=01name=travisdate=01.08.02message=hello > worldlink=http://www.me.com/> > </item><item> > <entry number=01name=travisdate=01.08.02message=hello > worldlink=http://www.me.com/> > </item> > > i want it to display as follows: > > <item> > <entry number="01" name="travis" date="01.08.02" > message="hello world" > link="http://www.me.com/"> > </item> > <item> > <entry number="01" name="travis" date="01.08.02" > message="hello world" > link="http://www.me.com/"> > </item> > > now it is writing to the file I want perfectly....but but but I need to add > quotes around the attributes and spaces between each attribute, and a line > break before each item > what do I need to add to $Entry to get that to display correctly > >