Re: Re: Can someone tell me why this is not working?

Thanks, but that is not it, have already slashed the $, but the others without the \ still work. "Gabriel Sosa" <sosagabriel@gmail.com> wrote in message news:C4316A8F-3EE4-43D0-9B30-C4B447428B51@gmail.com... > on this line > >> echo "Mortgage Amount:$ $newmort<br />"; > > the echo is trying to evaluate the string... > > in your case you should escape the $ sign... like this \$ > >> echo "Mortgage Amount:\$ $newmort<br />"; > > > > regards > > On Jun 18, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Martin Scotta wrote: > >> if ($newmort) { >> echo "Mortgage Amount:$ $newmort<br />"; >> } >> >> check $newmort value >> >> var_dump( $newmort ); >> if ($newmort) { >> echo "Mortgage Amount:$ $newmort<br />"; >> } >> >> you "if" fails is $newmort is there but empty >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Gary <gwpaul@ptd.net> wrote: >> >>> Everything is exaclty the same, but this one will not work. I have >>> retyped >>> them, copied from those working, changed the name, changed the input >>> name...If I change the var to $zip, it works. >>> >>> Any other suggestions? >>> >>> Thanks again. >>> ""Gary"" <gwpaul@ptd.net> wrote in message >>> news:89.71.08167.D8D5A3A4@pb1.pair.com... >>>> The center echo does not show. It will show if I replace $newmort >>>> with >>>> anything else. I have copied the first "if" statement,pasted it in >>>> the >>>> second position, and it works fine. Once I change the var to >>>> $newmort, >>> it >>>> will not show. The third echo shows fine, it is only if I use newmort. >>>> I >>>> have renamed the var from mort1, because I was getting the same thing. >>>> >>>> <tr> >>>> <td>Purchase Price: </td> >>>> <td> <input name="purchprice" >>>> type="text"></td> >>>> </tr> >>>> <tr> >>>> <td>Mortgage Amount: </td> >>>> <td> <input name="newmort" type="text"></td> >>>> </tr> >>>> <tr> >>>> <td>How long seller has owned property: </td> >>>> <td> <input name="howlong" type="text" >>>> size="4"></td> >>>> </tr> >>>> >>>> >>>> $newmort=STRIPSLASHES($_POST['newmort']); >>>> $purchprice=STRIPSLASHES($_POST['purchprice']); >>>> $howlong=STRIPSLASHES($_POST['howlong']); >>>> >>>> if ($purchprice) { >>>> echo "Purchase Price:$ $purchprice<br />"; >>>> } >>>> if ($newmort) { >>>> echo "Mortgage Amount:$ $newmort<br />"; >>>> } >>>> if ($howlong) { >>>> echo "How Long has seller owned property: $howlong<br /><br >>>> />"; >>>> } >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>>> Gary >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Martin Scotta >