Any Idea on how to to get this string to work?

[NitroSimSev]

$shouttext = "RACE UPDATE:" . $race ." at " . $qualtime ." on " .$qualdate;

[Mitch100degrees]

$shouttext = "RACE UPDATE:" . $race ." at " . $qualtime ." on " .$qualdate;

$shouttext = "RACE UPDATE: " . $race . " at " . $qualtime . " on " . $qualdate . "";

[Adrian Schneider]

Double quotes parse variables... no need to concatenate them.
$shouttext = "RACE UPDATE: $race at $qualtime on $qualdate";

[NitroSimSev]

Interesting I tried that and got a parse error. Will try it again tonight when I get home.

Ok that works accept when I thry to insert it in the db I get a parse error: parse error, unexpected T_CONSTANT_ENCAPSED_STRING in /home/nitrosim/public_html/forums/ladder.php on line 493. Here's the code any suggestions?


$shouttext = "RACE UPDATE: $race at $qualtime on $qualdate";
$user = "5799";
$username = "Ladder Admin";

$vbulletin->db->query_write("INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "chatboxlite_shout(userid, username, shout, dateline) VALUES ('".$user."', '".$username"', '".$db->escape_string($shouttext)."', ".TIMENOW.")");

[Adrian Schneider]

It's easier to pick out errors if you format things to make them easier to read. You are missing a . after your $username inside the query. $shouttext = "RACE UPDATE: $race at $qualtime on $qualdate";
$user = 5799;
$username = 'Ladder Admin';

$db->query_write("
INSERT INTO " . TABLE_PREFIX . "chatboxlite_shout
(userid, username, shout, dateline)
VALUES (
" . $user . ",
'" . $username . "',
'" . $db->escape_string($shouttext) . "',
" . TIMENOW . "
)
");

[NitroSimSev]

ughhhhh....Thanks, I have written 3300 lines of code in the past 2 weeks so my eye are getting tired of looking at code!