note 48495 added to ref.strings

You can expand variables in a string variable as if it were double quoted using the eval () function. $format='Name of $row[\'ID\'] is $row[\'Name\']'; $row=sql_fetch_array ($result); echo (eval ("return \"$format\";")); // returns Name of record_id is record_name ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.strings.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+48495 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48495&report=yes Reason: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48495&report=yes&reason=bad+code Reason: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48495&report=yes&reason=spam Reason: useless example -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48495&report=yes&reason=useless+example Reason: contains commercial links -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48495&report=yes&reason=contains+commercial+links Reason: useless note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+48495&report=yes&reason=useless+note Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+48495&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php