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

[NitroSimSev]

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

[Mitch100degrees]

Originally Posted by NitroSimSev

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

PHP Code:

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


[Adrian Schneider]

Double quotes parse variables... no need to concatenate them.

PHP Code:

$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?

PHP Code:

$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.

PHP Code:

$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!