Re: quick and easy

I am off to the other list! sorry! "Travis" <trimel@rigsbydesign.com> wrote in message news:20020118190340.87689.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > 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 > > > > > >