Help with image map problem...

OK this is one of those crazy issues where blindness seems to set in, or some kind of issue. I seem to not be getting a value passed to a php script when trying to use the value within an image map. If I put this in the .php file, the results are as expected: Value: <% echo $value; %> If in the SAME file I put: <map name="FPMap0"> <area href="display_status.php?searchby=cust_no&search=1&value="<% echo $value %>" shape="rect" coords="51, 1, 215, 34"> </map> or if I get carried away this: <% echo "<map name=\"FPMap0\"> <area href=\"display_status.php?searchby=cust_no&search=1&value=\"" .$value. "\" shape=\"rect\" coords=\"51, 1, 215, 34\"> </map><img border=\"0\" src=\"images/repair_status_menu.gif\" width=\"570\" height=\"203\" usemap=\"#FPMap0\">" %> neither one provides the value of $value Any ideas are greatly appreciated! Joey