[FX.php List] Why doesn't this parse?

[Chris Hansen]

Jonathan,

Of course this is possible, but consider that (1) there are times that  
a developer wants a '$' output; and (2) what you want to do does have  
security implications if not managed properly...  That said, I think  
this is what you want:

http://us3.php.net/manual/en/function.eval.php

HTH

--Chris Hansen
   FileMaker 8 Certified Developer
   FileMaker 7 Certified Developer
   Creator of FX.php
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On May 20, 2008, at 10:30 AM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I'm still pounding away trying to resolve the problem I posted last  
> week: successfully parsing a string that contains variables, where  
> the string comes from a form.
>
> I tried explaining this in words twice, but managed to muddle the  
> problem. Instead, I have created a working example:
>
> http://www.exit445.com/test.php
>
> The page shows 4 different ways to parse the sample string.  The one  
> I need...where the string comes from a form field.... doesn't work.
>
> Please visit the page and see if you can tell me why .
>
> Thank You!
>
> jonathan
> -- 
> Jonathan Schwartz
> Exit 445 Group
> jonathan at exit445.com
> http://www.exit445.com
> 415-381-1852
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