Variable Problems

Hi all, I'm having trouble using variables. If I create a PHP file and define the variables within it (e.g. $name = "Bob";) and then ask the same file to ouput the variable as part of an echo command (e.g. echo( "Hello, $name"); ), it works fine. The problem comes when I try to link to a PHP file from an HTML file (e.g. <A HREF="name.php?name=Bob"> I am Bob </A>. Instead of displaying the sentence as defined in the PHP file (e.g. echo( "Hello, $name"); ), I get the following error message: Notice: Undefined variable: name in e:\xxx\name.php on line 43 Does anyone know what the problem might be? I've tried writing the code in a number of different ways but with the same result. Could it be that my PHP or IIS server settings are not quite right? Many thanks for any help! Dylan. -- Dylan J. Williams Silent Films & Plug Music (HK) Limited GPO Box 8315, Central, Hong Kong SAR, China. Ph: +852 9641 2246 Fx; +852 2809 2550 www.silent-films.org