oops, that's printf("avg for %s is %s",$year,($$high + $$low)/2);
:)
sorry
on 8/6/01 6:17 PM, mike cullerton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> try
>
> for ($year=1995;$year<=2001;$year++) {
> $high = "high_" . $year;
> $low = "low_" . $year;
> printf("avg for %s is %s",$year,($high + $low)/2);
> }
>
>
> on 8/6/01 5:50 PM, Hugh Danaher at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> I want to do a simple FOR statement where I average the high and low value
>> for
>> a given year. A user will
>> input the values on a separate page and hit a submit button. I can hard code
>> each year to do what I want, but I'd like a simpler method. I've tried
>> variations of multiple $'s, +'s and quote marks but haven't hit on the
>> correct
>> method, and I could certainly use someone's help.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Hugh
>>
>>
>> What I want to do:
>> <?php
>>
>> $high_1995=22;
>> $high_1996=23;
>> $high_1997=20;
>> $high_1998=18;
>> $high_1999=20;
>> $high_2000=21;
>> $high_2001=23;
>>
>> $low_1995=22;
>> $low_1996=23;
>> $low_1997=20;
>> $low_1998=18;
>> $low_1999=20;
>> $low_2000=21;
>> $low_2001=23;
>>
>> for ($year=1995;$year<=2001;$year++)
>> {
>> $avg_$year=($high_$year"+$low_$year)/2 // create $avg_1995, ...
>> print "$avg_$year<br>";
>> }
>>
>> ?>
>>
>
>
> -- mike cullerton
>
>
-- mike cullerton
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