Re: passing variables

when you call the 2nd script, new.php, call it like this: new.php?sign=$data that is one way to pass it ... or you can keep the variable hidden by using sessions 1. xmlparse.php ------------------------------- session_start(); // start a session session_register("data"); // register 'data' as a session var $data = "whatever"; // assign a value --------------------------------- 2. now going on to the next script: new.php --------------------------------- session_start(); // start a session $sign = $data; // $data should already have the value previously assigned; since it's in session, the value carries over echo $sign; // should display "whatever" ------------------------------------------- try that. also, you can try doing this in your original example: <snip> new.php include('xmlparse.php') global $data; // add this line; do a "global" to make sure you grab the $data var $sign = "$data"; echo "$sign"; </snip> Goodluck! Nicole Amashta www.aeontrek.com ======================== "Sandeep Murphy" <Sandeep.Murphy@oni.pt> wrote in message news:69E9C8885D77554CAF2A7C5C690F43595B61A8@arexcprd01.e3g.pt... > > hi all, > > I have a variable in a file called xmlparse.php called $data. $data stores > in it an output returned by another php script.. > > I need to pass this variable $data now into yet another php file say new.php > .. > > xmlparse.php > > $data = "blah blah"; > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > new.php > > include('xmlparse.php') > > $sign = "$data"; > > echo "$sign"; > > But my echo "$sign"; is NOT printing anything.. Whats wrong here?? > > TIA,