Re: [PHP-DB] Define constants: awkward usage?

[Jochem Maas]

tony wrote:
Hi all,
I got this sets(20) of defined constants which using them as keys to an
array
eg
define("FNAME", "fname");
farray = array( FNAME => "hello" ,...);
my question is how do I insert that directly into a javascript(to do
some client validation)
I need this:
var fname = document.addrform.fname.value
var fname = document.addrform.{FName}.value//don't work
var fname = document.addrform.{'FName'}.value//don't work
var fname = document.addrform.[FName].value//don't work
I know this work, but messey
$tmp = FNAME;
var fname = document.addrform.{$tmp}.value
you could try sprintf()/printf():
$output = sprintf('var fname = document.addrform.%s.value', FNAME );
or
printf('var fname = document.addrform.%s.value', FNAME );
I'am finding the use of define constants rather awkward. does anyone
make much use of them?
yes. :-) for...
session varnames
post/get varnames
bitwise flags
er...?
Thanks
Tony
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[PHP-DB] Define constants: awkward usage?

[tony]

Hi all,

I got this sets(20) of defined constants which using them as keys to an
array
eg
define("FNAME", "fname");
farray = array( FNAME => "hello" ,...);

my question is how do I insert that directly into a javascript(to do
some client validation)
I need this:
var fname = document.addrform.fname.value

var fname = document.addrform.{FName}.value//don't work
var fname = document.addrform.{'FName'}.value//don't work
var fname = document.addrform.[FName].value//don't work

I know this work, but messey
$tmp = FNAME;
var fname = document.addrform.{$tmp}.value

I'am finding the use of define constants rather awkward. does anyone
make much use of them?

Thanks
Tony

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RE: [PHP-DB] Define()

[Jonathan Villa]

Edwin, 

There is no $ in front of the vars because it's a constant.  $ signifies
a variable.  A variable's value can change, a constant's value cannot.

 
---> Jonathan
 
 
 
-Original Message-
From: Edwin Boersma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:43 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Define()

Where is the $-sign in front of the vars???

Edwin

Jonathan Villa wrote:
> Jim, 
>  
> I don't think that matters.  One can escape into PHP in several ways
> (depending on the php.ini config of course)
>  
> 1. 2. 3.

Re: [PHP-DB] Define()

[Edwin Boersma]

Where is the $-sign in front of the vars???

Edwin

Jonathan Villa wrote:
Jim, 
 
I don't think that matters.  One can escape into PHP in several ways
(depending on the php.ini config of course)
 
1.	
2.	
3.	

RE: [PHP-DB] Define()

[Jonathan Villa]

Jim, 
 
I don't think that matters.  One can escape into PHP in several ways
(depending on the php.ini config of course)
 
1.   Jonathan
 
 
 
-Original Message-
From: Jim Hunter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 2:59 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Define()
 

Looking at your source you are still missing the php in the script. it
has to look like:
 

note the php |||
 
add this and try it again.
Jim

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 

RE: [PHP-DB] Define()

[Hutchins, Richard]

Let me amend that, you need to delete the FILES from the temporary internet
files directory, not the directory itself. Sorry.

> -Original Message-
> From: Hutchins, Richard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 3:25 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Define()
> 
> 
> Yes! I ran into this once and it stumped me for a while. You 
> need to delete
> the temporary internet files directory on the machine where 
> you're viewing
> the source. Took me three days of looking on microsoft.com to 
> figure that
> one out. 
> 
> I'm not proud.
> 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Jonathan Villa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 3:21 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Define()
> > 
> > 
> > For starters, and in general, does anyone know why a view 
> source would
> > not work in IE 6?  This hasn't worked for weeks, so I 
> usually have to
> > use Mozilla to view the source.  
> >  
> > Anyway, Jim, this is my basic page setup.
> >  
> >  > include_once("../common/store_config.php");
> > include_once(HOME_DOC_ROOT."common/header.php");
> > ?>
> > This is where my HTML codes goes.
> > So for example, a link to another page would look like this
> > link
> >  
> > a form would look like this
> >  
> > 
> > 
> >  > include_once(HOME_DOC_ROOT."common/footer.php");
> > ?>
> >  
> > Note: within store_config.php I am declaring the constants 
> along with
> > including some other files which I reference. For example, 
> there is a
> > file called system_messages.php from which I pull "system 
> > messages" like
> > "Item was added to your cart", "Please enter in all the required
> > information", etc.
> >  
> > Currently I have the constant IMG_HOME_PATH set to
> > /killerspin/web/images/ and everything is fine.
> >  
> > For DOC_HOME_PATH I have /killerspin/web/store/ but I get 
> all kinds of
> > errors like "could not create stream".
> >  
> > Specifically
> >  
> > Here is the code.
> >  
> >  > include_once("common/store_config.php");
> > include_once(DOC_HOME_PATH."common/header.php");
> > ?>
> > This is the index page.
> >  > include_once(DOC_HOME_PATH."common/footer.php");
> > ?>
> >  
> >  and here is the output
> >  
> > Warning: main(/killerspin/web/store/common/header.php) 
> [function.main
> > <http://www.php.net/function.main> ]: failed to create 
> stream: No such
> > file or directory in D:\is\clients\killerspin\web\store\index.php on
> > line 3
> >  
> > So I replace the code with this, 
> >  
> > include_once("/killerspin/web/store/common/header.php");
> >  
> > Same thing happens, but if I put
> >  
> > include_once("http://localhost/killerspin/web/store/common/hea
> > der.php");
> > then it's fine BUT the images don't show and I haven't 
> changed a thing
> > on the for IMG_HOME_PATH!!
> >  
> > So in summary, maybe my question should have started with
> >  
> > "How can I correctly use constants/variables to substitute for the
> > directory path so that I don't have to always include the 
> > entire path."
> > For example, in the event that my image directory changes or 
> > a directory
> > changes from login to register, then I don't want to have to go into
> > EVERY SINGLE  page and line of code to change it.
> >  
> >  
> > ---> Jonathan
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > 
> 
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RE: [PHP-DB] Define()

[Hutchins, Richard]

Yes! I ran into this once and it stumped me for a while. You need to delete
the temporary internet files directory on the machine where you're viewing
the source. Took me three days of looking on microsoft.com to figure that
one out. 

I'm not proud.

> -Original Message-
> From: Jonathan Villa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 3:21 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Define()
> 
> 
> For starters, and in general, does anyone know why a view source would
> not work in IE 6?  This hasn't worked for weeks, so I usually have to
> use Mozilla to view the source.  
>  
> Anyway, Jim, this is my basic page setup.
>  
>  include_once("../common/store_config.php");
> include_once(HOME_DOC_ROOT."common/header.php");
> ?>
> This is where my HTML codes goes.
> So for example, a link to another page would look like this
> link
>  
> a form would look like this
>  
> 
> 
>  include_once(HOME_DOC_ROOT."common/footer.php");
> ?>
>  
> Note: within store_config.php I am declaring the constants along with
> including some other files which I reference. For example, there is a
> file called system_messages.php from which I pull "system 
> messages" like
> "Item was added to your cart", "Please enter in all the required
> information", etc.
>  
> Currently I have the constant IMG_HOME_PATH set to
> /killerspin/web/images/ and everything is fine.
>  
> For DOC_HOME_PATH I have /killerspin/web/store/ but I get all kinds of
> errors like "could not create stream".
>  
> Specifically
>  
> Here is the code.
>  
>  include_once("common/store_config.php");
> include_once(DOC_HOME_PATH."common/header.php");
> ?>
> This is the index page.
>  include_once(DOC_HOME_PATH."common/footer.php");
> ?>
>  
>  and here is the output
>  
> Warning: main(/killerspin/web/store/common/header.php) [function.main
> <http://www.php.net/function.main> ]: failed to create stream: No such
> file or directory in D:\is\clients\killerspin\web\store\index.php on
> line 3
>  
> So I replace the code with this, 
>  
> include_once("/killerspin/web/store/common/header.php");
>  
> Same thing happens, but if I put
>  
> include_once("http://localhost/killerspin/web/store/common/hea
> der.php");
> then it's fine BUT the images don't show and I haven't changed a thing
> on the for IMG_HOME_PATH!!
>  
> So in summary, maybe my question should have started with
>  
> "How can I correctly use constants/variables to substitute for the
> directory path so that I don't have to always include the 
> entire path."
> For example, in the event that my image directory changes or 
> a directory
> changes from login to register, then I don't want to have to go into
> EVERY SINGLE  page and line of code to change it.
>  
>  
> ---> Jonathan
>  
>  
>  
> 

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RE: [PHP-DB] Define()

[Jonathan Villa]

For starters, and in general, does anyone know why a view source would
not work in IE 6?  This hasn't worked for weeks, so I usually have to
use Mozilla to view the source.  
 
Anyway, Jim, this is my basic page setup.
 

This is where my HTML codes goes.
So for example, a link to another page would look like this
link
 
a form would look like this
 



 
Note: within store_config.php I am declaring the constants along with
including some other files which I reference. For example, there is a
file called system_messages.php from which I pull "system messages" like
"Item was added to your cart", "Please enter in all the required
information", etc.
 
Currently I have the constant IMG_HOME_PATH set to
/killerspin/web/images/ and everything is fine.
 
For DOC_HOME_PATH I have /killerspin/web/store/ but I get all kinds of
errors like "could not create stream".
 
Specifically
 
Here is the code.
 

This is the index page.

 
 and here is the output
 
Warning: main(/killerspin/web/store/common/header.php) [function.main
 ]: failed to create stream: No such
file or directory in D:\is\clients\killerspin\web\store\index.php on
line 3
 
So I replace the code with this, 
 
include_once("/killerspin/web/store/common/header.php");
 
Same thing happens, but if I put
 
include_once("http://localhost/killerspin/web/store/common/header.php";);
then it's fine BUT the images don't show and I haven't changed a thing
on the for IMG_HOME_PATH!!
 
So in summary, maybe my question should have started with
 
"How can I correctly use constants/variables to substitute for the
directory path so that I don't have to always include the entire path."
For example, in the event that my image directory changes or a directory
changes from login to register, then I don't want to have to go into
EVERY SINGLE  page and line of code to change it.
 
 
---> Jonathan
 
 
 

RE: [PHP-DB] Define()

[Jonathan Villa]

Jim,

Thanks for reply.

I haven't moved this into production yet, the d:/is/ was just for
testing as well as because when I use /client_name, the links do not
work.

I will to use the variable names instead of the define and see where
this gets me.

Just to note, I tried 

define(IMG_HOME_ROOT, "/client_name/web/images/");

and it didn't work

What would be the difference between using that and

$img_dir = "/client_name/web/images/";

 
---> Jonathan
 
 
 

-Original Message-
From: Jim Hunter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 12:58 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Define()

The reason it doesn't work may go beyond PHP. You are trying to make an
HREF
point to an exact location on your hard drive. When the user of your web
page clicks the link, they do not have that location on their system so
it
will fail. Always use relative locations for links. Then once you get
that
ironed out, skip the defines, just use the variables. Change the code to
be:

 

$doc_dir = "/store/";

$image_dir = "/images/";

$control_dir = "/control/";



""verify_login.php"

click here

 

and don't forget the 'php' after the "verify_login.php"

2. I cannot use links as click

here



Has anyone had a lot of use with define and in my scenario. I don't the

problem is with the db results, I think it's more of the define().



Like I said above, I am using this on linux as well as windows.







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Re: [PHP-DB] Define()

[Jim Hunter]

The reason it doesn't work may go beyond PHP. You are trying to make an HREF
point to an exact location on your hard drive. When the user of your web
page clicks the link, they do not have that location on their system so it
will fail. Always use relative locations for links. Then once you get that
ironed out, skip the defines, just use the variables. Change the code to be:
 
$doc_dir = "/store/";
$image_dir = "/images/";
$control_dir = "/control/";

""verify_login.php"
click here
 
and don't forget the 'php' after the "verify_login.php"
2. I cannot use links as click
here

Has anyone had a lot of use with define and in my scenario. I don't the
problem is with the db results, I think it's more of the define().

Like I said above, I am using this on linux as well as windows.



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[PHP-DB] Define()

[Jonathan Villa]

I am developing an app which needs 3 constants.  The value of these
constants comes from a database result.

This works fine.  My problem is that they do not work very well.  I am
developing on both windows/Linux (depending what I boot into).

This is the effect I want

$doc_dir = the string of d:/is/clients/client/web/store/
$image_dir = the string of d:/is/clients/client/web/images/
$control_dir = the string of d:/is/clients/client/web/control/ 

define(HOME_DOC_ROOT,$doc_dir);
define(IMAGE_DOC_ROOT,$image_dir);
define(CONTROL_DOC_ROOT,$control_dir);

The outcome is that 

1.  I cannot submit pages using action=""verify_login.php"
2.  I cannot use links as click
here

Has anyone had a lot of use with define and in my scenario.  I don't the
problem is with the db results, I think it's more of the define().

Like I said above, I am using this on linux as well as windows.



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Re: [PHP-DB] define variable by querying MySQL

[Dobromir Velev]

Hi,
I'm not sure what were you trying to do but there are some very obvious
errors

1. You cannot embed one php openning tag (
#end code

Dobromir Velev


-Original Message-
From: Matt Nigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, July 02, 2001 1:01 AM
Subject: [PHP-DB] define variable by querying MySQL


hello list. i have a problem that is relatively simple, but I can't seem to
figure it out.
is there any way to define a variable by querying a MySQL database?
here's an example of code I tried using:


my_name";
}
mysql_close($link);
?>
";
";
?>







it kept coming up with the following :


Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_STRING' or `T_VARIABLE' or
`T_NUM_STRING' in c:\apache group\apache\htdocs\page.php on line 5



i can't figure out what to do, so if anyone can assist me, i'd be greatful.
I have a feeling it's something with some quotes but i can't figure out
which ones.


Thanks a lot,


Matt Nigh
[EMAIL PROTECTED]








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[PHP-DB] define variable by querying MySQL

[Matt Nigh]

hello list. i have a problem that is relatively simple, but I can't seem to figure it 
out.
is there any way to define a variable by querying a MySQL database?
here's an example of code I tried using:


my_name";
}
mysql_close($link);
?>
";
";
?>







it kept coming up with the following :


Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_STRING' or `T_VARIABLE' or `T_NUM_STRING' in 
c:\apache group\apache\htdocs\page.php on line 5



i can't figure out what to do, so if anyone can assist me, i'd be greatful. I have a 
feeling it's something with some quotes but i can't figure out which ones.


Thanks a lot,


Matt Nigh
[EMAIL PROTECTED]