I don't think it is being passed. I think I am going to have to figure out how to pass bname in the link using pear.With pear bnname=0
while ($row = $res->fetchRow()){ $bname = $row[0]; $owner = $row[1]; echo " <li><a href=\"temp_page.php?bname=$bname\">$bname</a> by $owner<li> "; } Gary Kevin Stone wrote: >There's obviously something wrong with the way you're handeling the new >variable. Do extract($_GET); and go back to the way you were handeling it >before. > >echo $bname; > >-Kevin > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 2:50 PM >Subject: Re: [PHP] pass var through URL String > > > > >>Tried that already and get an error using $_GET['bname'] >> T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or >>T_NUM_STRING >> >>using $_GET[bname] without the quotes >>Undefined index: bname >> >>Gary >> >> >> >>Kevin Stone wrote: >> >> >>>Pass the vars the same way. Use $_GET['bname'] to retrieve the var. >>>-Kevin >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 1:54 PM >>>Subject: [PHP] pass var through URL String >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Hi All, >>>>Using a link I could pass >>>>$bname to another page and using "SELECT * FROM table WHERE bname = >>>>\"$bname\""; I could get all I need from the db on the new page. Now >>>>that globals have been turned off and superglobals are replacing them. >>>>How should I pass and catch the var? >>>> >>>>TIA >>>>Gary >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>>>To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >>-- >>PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> >> > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php