Re: Function -> Sending URL's

<? function testPassVar($url,$paramname) { $paramvalue="TEST"; echo "<a href=\"$url?$paramname=$paramvalue\">Click Here</a>"; } $script = 'asdfasdf.php3'; $paramname = 'name'; testPassVar($script,$paramname); ?> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Abe" <abe@fish.tm> To: "DanO" <dano@informano.net>; <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 1:59 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Function -> Sending URL's > Hey Dan > > You see in this example - the value of $company is coming from the script > and not the function - I am trying to find a way of telling the function > which variable I want to use, but the value for that variable to come from > the function for exmaple: > > I want to tell the function - > 'here is the name of the link, here are the variables to attach onto the end > of it - but work out the values yourself!' > > Does that makes sense - I can't find a way to do that. > > Thanks, > Abe > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "DanO" <dano@informano.net> > To: "Abe" <abe@fish.tm>; <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 9:41 PM > Subject: RE: [PHP] Function -> Sending URL's > > > > > > sorry, but i didn't fully understand what you are trying to do. > > > > you can also pass 2 variables to the function: > > > > <? > > function testPassVar($url,$param) { > > echo "<a href="; > > echo $url; > > echo "?name="; > > echo $param; > > echo ">Click Here</a>"; > > } > > > > $script = 'asdfasdf.php3'; > > $company = 'TEST'; > > testPassVar($script,$company); > > ?> > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: DanO [mailto:dano@informano.net] > > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 1:35 PM > > To: Abe; php-general@lists.php.net > > Subject: RE: [PHP] Function -> Sending URL's > > > > > > > > you are assigning the variable within the function, then calling the > > function with the variable. > > > > this is a variable scoping issue. > > > > try this: > > > > <? > > function testPassVar($url) { > > echo "<a href=\"$url\">Click</a>"; > > } > > > > $company = "TEST"; > > $url = 'asdfasdf.php3?name='.$company; > > testPassVar($url); > > ?> > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Abe [mailto:abe@fish.tm] > > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 1:35 PM > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > Subject: [PHP] Function -> Sending URL's > > > > > > Hey there, > > this is a strange one - I want to send a URL to a function that includes > > varibles. Those variables should be taken from within the function - as > in > > the example below the link I want is: > > > > asdfasdf.php3?name=TEST , but that is not what I get as you can see. > > > > Does anybody know a way around this - The example is simpler than what I > am > > actually doing and the value of $company must come from the variable. > > > > Thanks, > > Abe > > > > > > > > <? > > function testPassVar($url) { > > $name = "TEST"; > > echo "<a href=\"$url\">Click</a>"; > > } > > > > $url = 'asdfasdf.php3?name=$company'; > > testPassVar($url); > > echo "This is a $name"; > > ?> > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >