Re: Using a string from another function

Are you putting $colorX in as globals in the second function? --Joe On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 02:52:49PM +1100, Chris Aitken wrote: > At 06:57 PM 5/11/2000, Joe Stump wrote: > >You need to declare them global before you assign something to them. > > > >so do this: > > > >function color_scheme($scheme){ > > global $color1, $color2; > > if($scheme ==1){ > > $color1 = '#FFFFFF'; > > $color2 = '#000000'; > > } > >} > > > I had tried this first actually, and still no go. > > Whenever I call another function further in the php script, it doesnt know > the value of $color1 or $color2 > > For example, here is the basic rundown of how I do it............... > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > functions.inc > > function color_scheme { > assigns the $color1 and $color2 and sets globally; > based on the assigned value from the main php file > } > > function table_stuff { > called by the main php file, with an array of data; > also uses both $color1 and $color2 in its function; > } > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > main.php > > <? > include("functions.inc") > > //sets the color scheme to 1's values > color_scheme(1); > > //lays out the table data as per the function. This function is supposed > //to call on the previously set global values of $color1 and $color2 > table_stuff(array("blah blah","more blah")); > > > ?> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > In a nutshell, thats the desired effect. From the main file, firstly set > the color scheme and make the values global, then run any other functions > and make the color scheme values available to all other functions if needed. > > > > Chris ================================================================================ = Joe Stump joestump98@yahoo.com http://www.miester.org = ================================================================================ "Real programmers don't comment their code. It was hard to write, it should be hard to understand."