convert asp code to php

David Powers wrote:

> jim balthrop wrote:
>
>> I just bought PHP SOLUTIONS on Amazon
>
>
> Thanks, Jim. I hope you find it useful.
>
I think he may do so....
Mick

jim balthrop wrote:
> I just bought PHP SOLUTIONS on Amazon

Thanks, Jim. I hope you find it useful.

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I just bought PHP SOLUTIONS on Amazon

thanks again for your help
Jim Balthrop

jim balthrop wrote:
> that did the trick

Hooray!

> one last request - the results highlight the searchstring and put the
> searchstring in CAPS, but the datavalue is not in CAPS.
> where should the strtroupper be placed to accomplish that?

Rewrite the function like this:

function highlightResults($dataValue, $searchString) {
return strtoupper(preg_replace("/$searchString/i", '<span
style="color:red;">'.strtoupper($searchString).'</span>', $dataValue));
}

> What do you want for Christmas?

Lots more people to buy my books! ;-)

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Thank you, David - I really appreciate your help
that did the trick
//used this as the function
<?php
function highlightResults($dataValue, $searchString) {
return preg_replace("/$searchString/i", '<span
style="color:red;">'.strtoupper($searchString).'</span>', $dataValue);
}

//and this is the call function
<?php echo highlightResults($row_WADpr_part["mfg_name"],
stripslashes($_GET["S_mfg_name"])); ?>

changed the ($_GET["to match the search text field"]

one last request - the results highlight the searchstring and put the searchstring in CAPS, but the datavalue is not in CAPS.
where should the strtroupper be placed to accomplish that?

What do you want for Christmas?
thanks again,
Jim Balthrop

jim balthrop wrote:
> when i change to the call function code you suggested, i get the proper
> results, but no value prints under the 'mfg_name' column?

Sorry, the return statement was missing from the function. It should
look like this:

function highlightResults($dataValue, $searchString) {
return str_replace(strtoupper($dataValue), strtoupper($searchString),
'<span style="color:red;">'.strtoupper($searchString).'</span>');
}

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Author, "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3" (friends of ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

<td class="WADAResultsTableCell"><%=HilightResults((WADALABEL1.Fields.Item("Item_number").Value), Request("S_Item_number"))%></td>

the ("S_item_number") is the input name of the text field on the search page.

new development -
i was getting the missing argument 2 message on my testing server
so i put the page on line so you could view it and the value echos without the warning message; but does not highlight.
//this is the call function code that produces that result
<td class="WADAResultsTableCell"><?php echo highlightResults($row_WADApr_parts['mfg_name'].$Value), $_GET['S_mfg_name']; ?></td>


when i change to the call function code you suggested, i get the proper results, but no value prints under the 'mfg_name' column?

<td class="WADAResultsTableCell"><?php echo highlightResults($row_WADApr_parts['mfg_name'],stripslashes($_GET['S_mfg_name'])); ?></td>

to see on line go to
http://www.bellchemicalservice.com/homepage/service_searchparts.php
and put in advance in the MANUFACTURER text box. (NOTE- the strtoupper() does not seem to work; put in ADVancE and it will echo just like that.
also - put in VAC in the machine type and the value returned for 'mfg_name' is -1?

David, thanks for your help

On Sun, 2 Dec 2007 01:08:29 +0000 (UTC), "jim balthrop"
<webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote:

> here is what i have now
> <?=$highlightResults[($row_WADpr_parts["mfg_name"].$Value),
>REQUEST("S_mfg_name")]?>


Should be:

<?php echo highlightResults($row_WADpr_parts["mfg_name"].$Value,
REQUEST("S_mfg_name")]?>

Gary

jim balthrop wrote:
> here is what i have now
> <?=$highlightResults[($row_WADpr_parts["mfg_name"].$Value),
> REQUEST("S_mfg_name")]?>

$ is used to indicate a variable. highlightResults() is a function, not
a variable. Parentheses are used for functions; square brackets for
arrays. You have also got a weird combination of pseudo-PHP and ASP
styles in there. At a guess, what you're trying to write is this:

<?= highlightResults($row_WADpr_part["mfg_name"],
$_REQUEST["S_mfg_name"]); ?>

However, in the interests of portability, I would suggest using the full
PHP opening tag with echo instead of the shorthand <?=, which isn't
supported on all servers:

<?php echo highlightResults($row_WADpr_part["mfg_name"],
$_REQUEST["S_mfg_name"]); ?>

$_REQUEST is a superglobal array that contains all the variables from
GET (passed through a URL query string), POST (from a form sent using
the post method), and cookies. If the information is always coming from
the same source, it's better to use the dedicated superglobal instead of
$_REQUEST. Replace $_REQUEST with $_GET for query string variables, or
$_POST for form variables.

A possible gotcha is a configuration setting known as "magic quotes".
Although magic quotes are now generally considered to be a bad thing,
and are due to be removed from the next version of PHP, most hosting
companies have magic quotes switched on. If magic quotes are switched
on, and the values passed through a query string or form are likely to
contain single or double quotes, you need to pass such values to a
function called stripslashes(). If that's the case, the code for a
variable passed through a query string becomes this:

<?php echo highlightResults($row_WADpr_part["mfg_name"],
stripslashes($_GET["S_mfg_name"])); ?>

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Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
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thanks David

here is what i have now
<?=$highlightResults[($row_WADpr_parts["mfg_name"].$Value), REQUEST("S_mfg_name")]?>

i get syntax error
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting ']' in C:\wamp\www\bellchemicalservice\pr_parts_Results.php on line 376