Trying to concatenate 2 fields

[bobf]

I am trying to create a fullname out of first and last name fields. Am I better to do this inside of constructing the PHP $query string? My current method isn't working for me.


[HTML] <tr>
<td class="label">F irst name:</td>
<td class="field">
<input type="text" name="first_nam e" size="20" maxlength="50" value="<?php if (isset($_POST['first_name'])) { echo htmlChars($_POS T['first_name']); } ?>">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="label">L ast name:</td>
<td class="field">
<input type="text" name="last_name " size="20" maxlength="50" value="<?php if (isset($_POST['last_name'])) { echo htmlChars($_POS T['last_name']); } ?>">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="field" name="fullname" value="<?php $first_name. " ".last_name ?>">
</td>
</tr>
[/HTML]
My $query string is constructed
[PHP]
..........
$query .= "'" . prepareData($_P OST['fullname']) . "'" . ',';
$query .= "'" . prepareData($_P OST['first_name']) . "'" . ',';
$query .= "'" . prepareData($_P OST['last_name']) . "'" . ',';
[/PHP]

I would appreciate some clues.

[Markus]

[php]
$_fullname = $_firstName . " " . $_lastName;
[/php]
I dont see what the problem is with your code.

[ronverdonk]

You have 2 errors in 1 statement[php] <td class="field" name="fullname" value="<?php $first_name. " ".last_name ?>">[/php]1. last_name is a variable so prefix it with a dollar, e.g. $last_name.

2. you must echo the variables, otherwise you'll get nothing.

So the statement must be[php] <td class="field" name="fullname" value="<?php echo $first_name. " ".$last_name?>" >[/php]Ronald

[bobf]

Thank you gentlemen.
I had 2 replies, the first suggested:-
Code: (php)
$_fullname = $_firstName . " " . $_lastName;
(/php)
The 2nd I copied
Code: (php)
<td class="field" name="fullname" value="<?php echo $first_name. " ".$last_name?>" >
(/php)
I had missed the $ on last_name.
Am I right in thinking that the 1st should be included in my $query string? If so can I just drop it in the middle?
The 2nd I tried but it did not work for me. I have checked my spelling and it appears OK.
I have to own up that this is not my own script but it has been generated by a routine. I have noticed that where they have included echo in other parts they have used a lot more qoutes and brackets:-
Code: (php)
{ echo htmlChars($_POS T['last_name']); }

[mageswar005]

Thank you gentlemen.
I had 2 replies, the first suggested:-
Code: (php)
$_fullname = $_firstName . " " . $_lastName;
(/php)
The 2nd I copied
Code: (php)
<td class="field" name="fullname" value="<?php echo $first_name. " ".$last_name?>" >
(/php)
I had missed the $ on last_name.
Am I right in thinking that the 1st should be included in my $query string? If so can I just drop it in the middle?
The 2nd I tried but it did not work for me. I have checked my spelling and it appears OK.
I have to own up that this is not my own script but it has been generated by a routine. I have noticed that where they have included echo in other parts they have used a lot more qoutes and brackets:-
Code: (php)
{ echo htmlChars($_POS T['last_name']); }

<?php
$firstname="hel lo";
$lastname="worl d";
$result=$firstn ame.$lastname;
echo $result;
?>

[ronverdonk]

Am I right in thinking that the 1st should be included in my $query string? If so can I just drop it in the middle?

You have not shown how the querystring should look like and what it is you are selecting or inserting or updating. In order to see what the query string should look like, you'd better show the entire query string.

Ronald

[bobf]

Sorry Guys
I think I had you all going the wrong way.
I realised I had the information I just needed to post it to MySQL
Code: (php)
$query .= "'" . prepareData($_P OST['first_name']) . " " .prepareData($_ POST['last_name']) ."'" . ',';
$query .= "'" . prepareData($_P OST['first_name']) . "'" . ',';
$query .= "'" . prepareData($_P OST['last_name']) . "'" . ',';
(/php)

Resolved it for me.
Thank you for your time and patience.

[ronverdonk]

Glad it is solved. See you again next time.

Ronald

[honasito]

concatenating variables

$month=$_POST['month'];
$day=$_POST['day'];
$year=$_POST['year'];
$age=$month." ".$day." ".$year;