nesting JS in echo's

[Request-1]

hi folks,

html coder here, new and terrified * of php!!
aaaaaa!

i'm trying to bury a JS script to rotate a photo, in a page i converted from
html to php.
the conversion went well, it was to use a php session cookie to stop the
repeating of an embedded video file on a per session basis;
i amended the php code to display a still pic if the session cookie value
was nil.

worked fine.

thought I'd try integrating a tested and true JS image random rotator script
into the echo command, but the problem was the syntax of the single quotes
and double quotes needed in the doc.write and variable sequences in the JS.

i tried escaping the double quotes (my echo used double quotes), but to no
avail.

here's the JS CODE i use in the tail end of my PHP. "picnumber" is the
variable holding the randomly assigned number that chooses the picture.

any help much appreciated..


+++++++++++++++ +

{ echo "

<script language='JavaS cript1.2'>
<!-- begin
document.write( \"'<img src='images/swap/'+ picnumber + '.jpg'>\");
// end -->
</script>
"; }

+++++++++++++++ +++++++++++

thanks

[jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com]

Re: nesting JS in echo's

Request-1 <hello@you.comw rote:

hi folks,
>
html coder here, new and terrified * of php!!
aaaaaa!
>
i'm trying to bury a JS script to rotate a photo, in a page i converted from
html to php.
the conversion went well, it was to use a php session cookie to stop the
repeating of an embedded video file on a per session basis;
i amended the php code to display a still pic if the session cookie value
was nil.
>
worked fine.
>
thought I'd try integrating a tested and true JS image random rotator script
into the echo command, but the problem was the syntax of the single quotes
and double quotes needed in the doc.write and variable sequences in the JS.
>
i tried escaping the double quotes (my echo used double quotes), but to no
avail.
>
here's the JS CODE i use in the tail end of my PHP. "picnumber" is the
variable holding the randomly assigned number that chooses the picture.
>
any help much appreciated..
>
>
+++++++++++++++ +
>
{ echo "
>
<script language='JavaS cript1.2'>
<!-- begin
document.write( \"'<img src='images/swap/'+ picnumber + '.jpg'>\");
// end -->
</script>
"; }
>
+++++++++++++++ +++++++++++
>
thanks

It will work, but it is probably easier to do a line at a time, as in
these example lines from a PHP page that does JS:

echo "<script LANGUAGE='JavaS cript'>\n";

echo "<INPUT type=\"hidden\" name=\"clock\" size=\"3\" value=\"\">\n";


--
Jim Pennino

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[703designs]

Re: nesting JS in echo's

On Nov 7, 6:58 pm, "Request-1" <he...@you.comw rote:

hi folks,
>
html coder here, new and terrified * of php!!
aaaaaa!
>
i'm trying to bury a JS script to rotate a photo, in a page i converted from
html to php.
the conversion went well, it was to use a php session cookie to stop the
repeating of an embedded video file on a per session basis;
i amended the php code to display a still pic if the session cookie value
was nil.
>
worked fine.
>
thought I'd try integrating a tested and true JS image random rotator script
into the echo command, but the problem was the syntax of the single quotes
and double quotes needed in the doc.write and variable sequences in the JS.
>
i tried escaping the double quotes (my echo used double quotes), but to no
avail.
>
here's the JS CODE i use in the tail end of my PHP.  "picnumber" is the
variable holding the randomly assigned number that chooses the picture.
>
any help much appreciated..
>
+++++++++++++++ +
>
{ echo "
>
   <script language='JavaS cript1.2'>
        <!-- begin
    document.write( \"'<img src='images/swap/'+ picnumber + '.jpg'>\");
   // end  -->
</script>
   "; }
>
+++++++++++++++ +++++++++++
>
thanks

You can do this:

{ ?>

<!-- No escaping required -->

<script type='text/javascript'>
document.write( "<img src='images/swap/' + picnumber + '.jpg'>");
</script>

<?php }

Is "picnumber" a JavaScript or PHP veriable?

Thomas

[703designs]

Re: nesting JS in echo's

On Nov 7, 7:16 pm, 703designs <thomasmal...@g mail.comwrote:

On Nov 7, 6:58 pm, "Request-1" <he...@you.comw rote:
>
>
>

hi folks,

>

html coder here, new and terrified * of php!!
aaaaaa!

>

i'm trying to bury a JS script to rotate a photo, in a page i convertedfrom
html to php.
the conversion went well, it was to use a php session cookie to stop the
repeating of an embedded video file on a per session basis;
i amended the php code to display a still pic if the session cookie value
was nil.

>

worked fine.

>

thought I'd try integrating a tested and true JS image random rotator script
into the echo command, but the problem was the syntax of the single quotes
and double quotes needed in the doc.write and variable sequences in theJS.

>

i tried escaping the double quotes (my echo used double quotes), but tono
avail.

>

here's the JS CODE i use in the tail end of my PHP.  "picnumber" is the
variable holding the randomly assigned number that chooses the picture.

>

any help much appreciated..

>

+++++++++++++++ +

>

{ echo "

>

   <script language='JavaS cript1.2'>
        <!-- begin
    document.write( \"'<img src='images/swap/'+ picnumber + '.jpg'>\");
   // end  -->
</script>
   "; }

>

+++++++++++++++ +++++++++++

>

thanks

>
You can do this:
>
{ ?>
>
<!-- No escaping required -->
>
<script type='text/javascript'>
    document.write( "<img src='images/swap/' + picnumber + '.jpg'>");
</script>
>
<?php }
>
Is "picnumber" a JavaScript or PHP veriable?
>
Thomas

You can also use "heredoc":

http://us3.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types.string.syntax.heredoc

<?php
echo <<<DOESNTMATTER WHATTHISSAYS

<!-- No escaping required -->
<script type='text/javascript'>
document.write( "<img src='images/swap/' + picnumber + '.jpg'>");
</script>


DOESNTMATTERWHA TTHISSAYS;
// Don't indent the above line line

Thomas

[703designs]

Re: nesting JS in echo's

On Nov 7, 7:24 pm, 703designs <thomasmal...@g mail.comwrote:

On Nov 7, 7:16 pm, 703designs <thomasmal...@g mail.comwrote:
>
>
>

On Nov 7, 6:58 pm, "Request-1" <he...@you.comw rote:

>

hi folks,

>

html coder here, new and terrified * of php!!
aaaaaa!

>

i'm trying to bury a JS script to rotate a photo, in a page i converted from
html to php.
the conversion went well, it was to use a php session cookie to stop the
repeating of an embedded video file on a per session basis;
i amended the php code to display a still pic if the session cookie value
was nil.

>

worked fine.

>

thought I'd try integrating a tested and true JS image random rotatorscript
into the echo command, but the problem was the syntax of the single quotes
and double quotes needed in the doc.write and variable sequences in the JS.

>

i tried escaping the double quotes (my echo used double quotes), but to no
avail.

>

here's the JS CODE i use in the tail end of my PHP.  "picnumber" isthe
variable holding the randomly assigned number that chooses the picture.

>

any help much appreciated..

>

+++++++++++++++ +

>

{ echo "

>

   <script language='JavaS cript1.2'>
        <!-- begin
    document.write( \"'<img src='images/swap/'+ picnumber + '.jpg'>\");
   // end  -->
</script>
   "; }

>

+++++++++++++++ +++++++++++

>

thanks

>

You can do this:

>

{ ?>

>

<!-- No escaping required -->

>

<script type='text/javascript'>
    document.write( "<img src='images/swap/' + picnumber + '.jpg'>");
</script>

>

<?php }

>

Is "picnumber" a JavaScript or PHP veriable?

>

Thomas

>
You can also use "heredoc":http://us3.php.net/manual/en/languag...language.types...
>
<?php
echo <<<DOESNTMATTER WHATTHISSAYS
>
<!-- No escaping required -->
<script type='text/javascript'>
    document.write( "<img src='images/swap/' + picnumber + '.jpg'>");
</script>
>
DOESNTMATTERWHA TTHISSAYS;
// Don't indent the above line line
>
Thomas

My bad, should have clarified: "DOESNTMATTERWH ATTHISSAYS" means just
that, but those two have to match precisely.

Thomas

[Request-1]

Re: nesting JS in echo's

"703designs " <thomasmallen@g mail.comwrote in message
news:3501dda4-b5a3-4581-9940-e036eb3146e6@r3 7g2000prr.googl egroups.com...
On Nov 7, 7:24 pm, 703designs <thomasmal...@g mail.comwrote:

On Nov 7, 7:16 pm, 703designs <thomasmal...@g mail.comwrote:
>
>
>

On Nov 7, 6:58 pm, "Request-1" <he...@you.comw rote:

>

hi folks,

>

html coder here, new and terrified * of php!!
aaaaaa!

>

i'm trying to bury a JS script to rotate a photo, in a page i
converted from
html to php.
the conversion went well, it was to use a php session cookie to stop
the
repeating of an embedded video file on a per session basis;
i amended the php code to display a still pic if the session cookie
value
was nil.

>

worked fine.

>

thought I'd try integrating a tested and true JS image random rotator
script
into the echo command, but the problem was the syntax of the single
quotes
and double quotes needed in the doc.write and variable sequences in
the JS.

>

i tried escaping the double quotes (my echo used double quotes), but
to no
avail.

>

here's the JS CODE i use in the tail end of my PHP. "picnumber" is the
variable holding the randomly assigned number that chooses the
picture.

>

any help much appreciated..

>

+++++++++++++++ +

>

{ echo "

>

<script language='JavaS cript1.2'>
<!-- begin
document.write( \"'<img src='images/swap/'+ picnumber + '.jpg'>\");
// end -->
</script>
"; }

>

+++++++++++++++ +++++++++++

>

thanks

>

You can do this:

>

{ ?>

>

<!-- No escaping required -->

>

<script type='text/javascript'>
document.write( "<img src='images/swap/' + picnumber + '.jpg'>");
</script>

>

<?php }

>

Is "picnumber" a JavaScript or PHP veriable?

>

Thomas

>
You can also use
"heredoc":http://us3.php.net/manual/en/languag...language.types...
>
<?php
echo <<<DOESNTMATTER WHATTHISSAYS
>
<!-- No escaping required -->
<script type='text/javascript'>
document.write( "<img src='images/swap/' + picnumber + '.jpg'>");
</script>
>
DOESNTMATTERWHA TTHISSAYS;
// Don't indent the above line line
>
Thomas

My bad, should have clarified: "DOESNTMATTERWH ATTHISSAYS" means just
that, but those two have to match precisely.

Thomas







thanks guys but no luck.
i'm swimming in single & double-quote-land.


I'll list the segments of PHP code I used below; if anyone can spot the
problem,
please bellow..

thanks ...
(problem seems in the php echo'ing of the JS)
(doc is saved with ".php" extension)






at very top of doc...

<?php setcookie("firs ttime","no") ?>

then, the normal doctype, html tags, plus the following scripts to run the
activex for the video ...

<script src="Scripts/AC_RunActiveCon tent.js"
type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="Scripts/AC_ActiveX.js"
type="text/javascript"></script>

then, I tried to "php-ize" the JS that sets the random variable ... (in
single lines as suggestd....)

<?php
echo '<script language="javas cript">\n';
echo 'var picswap;\n';
echo 'picswap=new Image(320, 240);\n';
echo 'picswap.src="/images/swap/1.jpg"\n';
echo 'var picno = Math.random()*2 6;\n';
echo 'picno = Math.round(picn o)\n';
echo '</script>';
?>


then, end of <headand more <htmlstuff ...
then, the PHP codes the ECHO's the activx/object embed stuff which plays the
movie only if you are 1st-time loading the page...


<?php
$firsttime = $_COOKIE[firsttime];
if (@$firsttime != "no") { echo "


<script type='text/javascript'>
AC_AX_RunConten t(
'id','mediaPlay er','width','32 0','height','28 0','classid','C LSID:22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95',' codebase','http ://activex.microso ft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Ve rsion=5,1,52,70 1','standby','L oading
Microsoft Windows Media Player
components...', 'type','applica tion/x-oleobject','plu ginspage','http ://microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/en/download/','name','media Player','displa ysize','4','aut osize','-1','bgcolor','d arkblue','showc ontrols','true' ,'showtracker', '-1','showdisplay ','0','showstat usbar','true',' videoborder3d', '-1','src','movie s/bodymechs.wmv', 'autostart','tr ue','designtime sp','5311','loo p','false','fil ename','movies/bodymechs.wmv', 'animationatsta rt','true','tra nsparentatstart ','true'
); //end AC code
</script><noscrip t><OBJECT id='mediaPlayer ' width='320' height='280'
classid='CLSID: 22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95'
codebase='http://activex.microso ft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Ve rsion=5,1,52,70 1'
standby='Loadin g Microsoft Windows Media Player components...'
type='applicati on/x-oleobject'>
<param name='fileName' value='movies/movie01.wmv'><p aram
name='animation atStart' value='true'>
<param name='transpare ntatStart' value='true'>
<param name='autoStart ' value='true'>
<param name='showContr ols' value='true'>
<param name='loop' value='false'>
<param name='ShowStatu sBar' value='true'>
<EMBED type='applicati on/x-mplayer2'
pluginspage='ht tp://microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/en/download/'
id='mediaPlayer ' name='mediaPlay er' displaysize='4' autosize='-1'
bgcolor='darkbl ue' showcontrols='t rue' showtracker='-1'
showdisplay='0' showstatusbar=' 0' videoborder3d='-1' width='320'
height='240'
src='movies/movie01.wmv' autostart='fals e' designtimesp='5 311'
loop='false'>
</EMBED>
</OBJECT></noscript>"; }



then, the IF branch, that sets the condition for followup visits to the
page....


if (@$firsttime != "")
{ echo "<script language='JavaS cript1.2'>\n";
echo "<!-- begin \n";
echo "document.write (\"'<img src='images/swap/'+
picno + '.jpg'>\");\n";
echo "// end -->\n";
echo "</script>"; }

?>

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: nesting JS in echo's

Request-1 wrote:

hi folks,
>
html coder here, new and terrified * of php!!
aaaaaa!
>
i'm trying to bury a JS script to rotate a photo, in a page i converted from
html to php.
the conversion went well, it was to use a php session cookie to stop the
repeating of an embedded video file on a per session basis;
i amended the php code to display a still pic if the session cookie value
was nil.
>
worked fine.
>
thought I'd try integrating a tested and true JS image random rotator script
into the echo command, but the problem was the syntax of the single quotes
and double quotes needed in the doc.write and variable sequences in the JS.
>
i tried escaping the double quotes (my echo used double quotes), but to no
avail.
>
here's the JS CODE i use in the tail end of my PHP. "picnumber" is the
variable holding the randomly assigned number that chooses the picture.
>
any help much appreciated..
>
>
+++++++++++++++ +
>
{ echo "
>
<script language='JavaS cript1.2'>
<!-- begin
document.write( \"'<img src='images/swap/'+ picnumber + '.jpg'>\");
// end -->
</script>
"; }
>
+++++++++++++++ +++++++++++
>
thanks
>
>

You have an extra single quote before <img ...



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[Request-1]

Re: nesting JS in echo's


"Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attg lobal.netwrote in message
news:gf2t4m$inr $1@registered.m otzarella.org.. .

Request-1 wrote:

>hi folks,
>>
>html coder here, new and terrified * of php!!
>aaaaaa!
>>
>i'm trying to bury a JS script to rotate a photo, in a page i converted
>from html to php.
>the conversion went well, it was to use a php session cookie to stop the
>repeating of an embedded video file on a per session basis;
>i amended the php code to display a still pic if the session cookie value
>was nil.
>>
>worked fine.
>>
>thought I'd try integrating a tested and true JS image random rotator
>script into the echo command, but the problem was the syntax of the
>single quotes and double quotes needed in the doc.write and variable
>sequences in the JS.
>>
>i tried escaping the double quotes (my echo used double quotes), but to
>no avail.
>>
>here's the JS CODE i use in the tail end of my PHP. "picnumber" is the
>variable holding the randomly assigned number that chooses the picture.
>>
>any help much appreciated..
>>
>>
>++++++++++++++ ++
>>
>{ echo "
>>
> <script language='JavaS cript1.2'>
> <!-- begin
> document.write( \"'<img src='images/swap/'+ picnumber + '.jpg'>\");
> // end -->
></script>
> "; }
>>
>++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++
>>
>thanks

>
You have an extra single quote before <img ...

Hi Jerry,

the single quote is actually necessary in JS when you're using
document.write to add strings in series (is it called "concatenat ing" or
something?). so the <img src...statement was broken down into 3 seperate
stings to be re-joined - all within the double-quote nested doc.write stmt.
my mistake was to leave the image path in single quotes; instead I tried
"escaped double quotes" to complete the image path, like so,

{ echo "<script language='JavaS cript1.2'>\n";
echo "<!-- begin \n";
echo "document.write ('<img src=\"images/swap/' + picnumber +'.jpg\"
width=\"320\" height=\"240\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Fitness Training
Image\">');\n";
echo "// end -->\n";
echo "</script>"; }


but no avail. still no pic shows up.

anyway. i get really confused with all the nested stuff and single-double
quotes. i may try that "heredoc" thing that Thomas suggested. I'll need a
couple of beers first. Friday night on Javascript? Bad!

[703designs]

Re: nesting JS in echo's

On Nov 7, 9:47 pm, "Request-1" <he...@you.comw rote:

"Jerry Stuckle" <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote in message
>
news:gf2t4m$inr $1@registered.m otzarella.org.. .
>
>
>

Request-1 wrote:

hi folks,

>

html coder here, new and terrified * of php!!
aaaaaa!

>

i'm trying to bury a JS script to rotate a photo, in a page i converted
from html to php.
the conversion went well, it was to use a php session cookie to stop the
repeating of an embedded video file on a per session basis;
i amended the php code to display a still pic if the session cookie value
was nil.

>

worked fine.

>

thought I'd try integrating a tested and true JS image random rotator
script into the echo command, but the problem was the syntax of the
single quotes and double quotes needed in the doc.write and variable
sequences in the JS.

>

i tried escaping the double quotes (my echo used double quotes), but to
no avail.

>

here's the JS CODE i use in the tail end of my PHP.  "picnumber" is the
variable holding the randomly assigned number that chooses the picture..

>

any help much appreciated..

>

+++++++++++++++ +

>

{ echo "

>

   <script language='JavaS cript1.2'>
        <!-- begin
    document.write( \"'<img src='images/swap/'+ picnumber + '.jpg'>\");
   // end  -->
</script>
   "; }

>

+++++++++++++++ +++++++++++

>

thanks

>

You have an extra single quote before <img ...

>
Hi Jerry,
>
the single quote is actually necessary in JS when you're using
document.write to add strings in series (is it called "concatenat ing" or
something?).  so the <img src...statement was broken down into 3 seperate
stings to be re-joined - all within the double-quote nested doc.write stmt.
my mistake was to leave the image path in single quotes; instead I tried
"escaped double quotes" to complete the image path, like so,
>
{ echo "<script language='JavaS cript1.2'>\n";
      echo "<!-- begin \n";
   echo "document.write ('<img src=\"images/swap/' + picnumber +'.jpg\"
width=\"320\" height=\"240\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Fitness Training
Image\">');\n";
   echo "// end  -->\n";
   echo "</script>"; }
>
but no avail.  still no pic shows up.
>
anyway.   i get really confused with all the nested stuff and single-double
quotes.  i may try that "heredoc" thing that Thomas suggested.  I'll need a
couple of beers first.   Friday night on Javascript?  Bad!

Do you have a link to what you're working on?

Also, a note on echoing HTML from PHP: If you need to selectively drop
bits of HTML, this could (just maybe) be a good idea, but usually it's
not. Outputting JavaScript that outputs HTML seems very round-about to
me. Especially because you're adding the image element in such an
obtrusive manner (rather than adding a DOM node and changing its
source programmaticall y).

Now, on to the functionality itself. As it stands now, you're relying
on JS to provide the randomness. Why do you want to do that if you
have access to PHP? The only reason I've done something like this is
because I was stuck in an HTML-only environment. Actually, I wrote a
script for a coworker today to exactly that because she had ot
implement the same thing in a Dreamweaver template. You can take a
look if you want: http://content.coprinstitute.org/lib...RandomImage.js

The comments are only a tiny bit out of date: I recently extended it
to also affect the image source (it originally was for background
image styles). The cool thing is that you can pass in as many
filenames as you want.

Call the function like this:

randomImage(tar get image, image folder, method, filename, filename,
filename...);

For example:

randomImage("im ageId", "/images", "src", "filename1.jpg" ,
"filename2.jpg" );

would randomly select one of these two images on the page load (if I
made it an onload event).

Thomas

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: nesting JS in echo's

Request-1 wrote:

"Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attg lobal.netwrote in message
news:gf2t4m$inr $1@registered.m otzarella.org.. .

>Request-1 wrote:

>>hi folks,
>>>
>>html coder here, new and terrified * of php!!
>>aaaaaa!
>>>
>>i'm trying to bury a JS script to rotate a photo, in a page i converted
>>from html to php.
>>the conversion went well, it was to use a php session cookie to stop the
>>repeating of an embedded video file on a per session basis;
>>i amended the php code to display a still pic if the session cookie value
>>was nil.
>>>
>>worked fine.
>>>
>>thought I'd try integrating a tested and true JS image random rotator
>>script into the echo command, but the problem was the syntax of the
>>single quotes and double quotes needed in the doc.write and variable
>>sequences in the JS.
>>>
>>i tried escaping the double quotes (my echo used double quotes), but to
>>no avail.
>>>
>>here's the JS CODE i use in the tail end of my PHP. "picnumber" is the
>>variable holding the randomly assigned number that chooses the picture.
>>>
>>any help much appreciated..
>>>
>>>
>>+++++++++++++ +++
>>>
>>{ echo "
>>>
>> <script language='JavaS cript1.2'>
>> <!-- begin
>> document.write( \"'<img src='images/swap/'+ picnumber + '.jpg'>\");
>> // end -->
>></script>
>> "; }
>>>
>>+++++++++++++ +++++++++++++
>>>
>>thanks

>You have an extra single quote before <img ...

>
>
>
Hi Jerry,
>
the single quote is actually necessary in JS when you're using
document.write to add strings in series (is it called "concatenat ing" or
something?). so the <img src...statement was broken down into 3 seperate
stings to be re-joined - all within the double-quote nested doc.write stmt.
my mistake was to leave the image path in single quotes; instead I tried
"escaped double quotes" to complete the image path, like so,
>
{ echo "<script language='JavaS cript1.2'>\n";
echo "<!-- begin \n";
echo "document.write ('<img src=\"images/swap/' + picnumber +'.jpg\"
width=\"320\" height=\"240\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Fitness Training
Image\">');\n";
echo "// end -->\n";
echo "</script>"; }
>
>
but no avail. still no pic shows up.
>
anyway. i get really confused with all the nested stuff and single-double
quotes. i may try that "heredoc" thing that Thomas suggested. I'll need a
couple of beers first. Friday night on Javascript? Bad!
>
>

Yes, I'm familiar with concatenating and JS. I should have looked more
closely - I just saw the mismatched quotes and took the first one. Your
formatting and the word wrap makes your code harder to read.

So what do you get for js errors? Have you looked at the generated js code?

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jstucklex@attgl obal.net
=============== ===

[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: nesting JS in echo's

Request-1 wrote:

"Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attg lobal.netwrote in message
news:gf2t4m$inr $1@registered.m otzarella.org.. .

>Request-1 wrote:

>>hi folks,
>>>
>>html coder here, new and terrified * of php!!
>>aaaaaa!
>>>
>>i'm trying to bury a JS script to rotate a photo, in a page i converted
>>from html to php.
>>the conversion went well, it was to use a php session cookie to stop the
>>repeating of an embedded video file on a per session basis;
>>i amended the php code to display a still pic if the session cookie value
>>was nil.
>>>
>>worked fine.
>>>
>>thought I'd try integrating a tested and true JS image random rotator
>>script into the echo command, but the problem was the syntax of the
>>single quotes and double quotes needed in the doc.write and variable
>>sequences in the JS.
>>>
>>i tried escaping the double quotes (my echo used double quotes), but to
>>no avail.
>>>
>>here's the JS CODE i use in the tail end of my PHP. "picnumber" is the
>>variable holding the randomly assigned number that chooses the picture.
>>>
>>any help much appreciated..
>>>
>>>
>>+++++++++++++ +++
>>>
>>{ echo "
>>>
>> <script language='JavaS cript1.2'>
>> <!-- begin
>> document.write( \"'<img src='images/swap/'+ picnumber + '.jpg'>\");
>> // end -->
>></script>
>> "; }
>>>
>>+++++++++++++ +++++++++++++
>>>
>>thanks

>You have an extra single quote before <img ...

>
>
>
Hi Jerry,
>
the single quote is actually necessary in JS when you're using
document.write to add strings in series (is it called "concatenat ing" or
something?). so the <img src...statement was broken down into 3 seperate
stings to be re-joined - all within the double-quote nested doc.write stmt.
my mistake was to leave the image path in single quotes; instead I tried
"escaped double quotes" to complete the image path, like so,
>
{ echo "<script language='JavaS cript1.2'>\n";
echo "<!-- begin \n";
echo "document.write ('<img src=\"images/swap/' + picnumber +'.jpg\"
width=\"320\" height=\"240\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Fitness Training
Image\">');\n";
echo "// end -->\n";
echo "</script>"; }
>
>
but no avail. still no pic shows up.
>
anyway. i get really confused with all the nested stuff and single-double
quotes. i may try that "heredoc" thing that Thomas suggested. I'll need a
couple of beers first. Friday night on Javascript? Bad!
>
>

BTW - you don't need quotes around numeric values like your width,
height and border. Only non-numeric data.

--
=============== ===
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JDS Computer Training Corp.
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=============== ===

[Seni Seven]

Re: nesting JS in echo's

Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attg lobal.netwrote in comp.lang.php:

Request-1 wrote:

>"Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attg lobal.netwrote in message
>news:gf2t4m$in r$1@registered. motzarella.org. ..

>>Request-1 wrote:
>>>hi folks,
>>>>
>>>html coder here, new and terrified * of php!!
>>>aaaaaa!
>>>>
>>>i'm trying to bury a JS script to rotate a photo, in a page i
>>>converted from html to php.
>>>the conversion went well, it was to use a php session cookie to
>>>stop the repeating of an embedded video file on a per session
>>>basis; i amended the php code to display a still pic if the session
>>>cookie value was nil.
>>>>
>>>worked fine.
>>>>
>>>thought I'd try integrating a tested and true JS image random
>>>rotator script into the echo command, but the problem was the
>>>syntax of the single quotes and double quotes needed in the
>>>doc.write and variable sequences in the JS.
>>>>
>>>i tried escaping the double quotes (my echo used double quotes),
>>>but to no avail.
>>>>
>>>here's the JS CODE i use in the tail end of my PHP. "picnumber" is
>>>the variable holding the randomly assigned number that chooses the
>>>picture.
>>>>
>>>any help much appreciated..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>++++++++++++ ++++
>>>>
>>>{ echo "
>>>>
>>> <script language='JavaS cript1.2'>
>>> <!-- begin
>>> document.write( \"'<img src='images/swap/'+ picnumber +
>>> '.jpg'>\");
>>> // end -->
>>></script>
>>> "; }
>>>>
>>>++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++
>>>>
>>>thanks
>>You have an extra single quote before <img ...

>>
>>
>>
>Hi Jerry,
>>
>the single quote is actually necessary in JS when you're using
>document.wri te to add strings in series (is it called "concatenat ing"
>or something?). so the <img src...statement was broken down into 3
>seperate stings to be re-joined - all within the double-quote nested
>doc.write stmt. my mistake was to leave the image path in single
>quotes; instead I tried "escaped double quotes" to complete the image
>path, like so,
>>
>{ echo "<script language='JavaS cript1.2'>\n";
> echo "<!-- begin \n";
> echo "document.write ('<img src=\"images/swap/' + picnumber
> +'.jpg\"
>width=\"320\ " height=\"240\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Fitness Training
>Image\">');\n" ;
> echo "// end -->\n";
> echo "</script>"; }
>>
>>
>but no avail. still no pic shows up.
>>
>anyway. i get really confused with all the nested stuff and
>single-double quotes. i may try that "heredoc" thing that Thomas
>suggested. I'll need a couple of beers first. Friday night on
>Javascript? Bad!
>>
>>

>
BTW - you don't need quotes around numeric values like your width,
height and border. Only non-numeric data.

Are you talking about generating strict (X)HTML? Quotes must be on all
element attributes in that case, regardless of attribute value type.

[Curtis]

Re: nesting JS in echo's

On Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:47:31 GMT, hello@you.com wrote:

>
"Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attg lobal.netwrote in message
news:gf2t4m$inr $1@registered.m otzarella.org.. .

Request-1 wrote:

hi folks,
>
html coder here, new and terrified * of php!!
aaaaaa!
>
i'm trying to bury a JS script to rotate a photo, in a page i converted
from html to php.
the conversion went well, it was to use a php session cookie to stop the
repeating of an embedded video file on a per session basis;
i amended the php code to display a still pic if the session cookie value
was nil.
>
worked fine.
>
thought I'd try integrating a tested and true JS image random rotator
script into the echo command, but the problem was the syntax of the
single quotes and double quotes needed in the doc.write and variable
sequences in the JS.
>
i tried escaping the double quotes (my echo used double quotes), but to
no avail.
>
here's the JS CODE i use in the tail end of my PHP. "picnumber" is the
variable holding the randomly assigned number that chooses the picture.
>
any help much appreciated..
>
>
+++++++++++++++ +
>
{ echo "
>
<script language='JavaS cript1.2'>
<!-- begin
document.write( \"'<img src='images/swap/'+ picnumber + '.jpg'>\");
// end -->
</script>
"; }
>
+++++++++++++++ +++++++++++
>
thanks

You have an extra single quote before <img ...

>
>
>
Hi Jerry,
>
the single quote is actually necessary in JS when you're using
document.write to add strings in series (is it called "concatenat ing" or
something?).

Actually, you are not concatenating anything with the code Jerry
pointed out:

document.write( \"'<img src='images/swap/'+ picnumber + '.jpg'>\");

this results in:

document.write( "'<img src='images/swap/'+ picnumber + '.jpg'");

This is a single string of invalid HTML. You should have used double
quotes, not single, while also not using the initial single quote:

document.write( "<img src='images/swap/" + picnumber + ".jpg'>");

<ot>
You should also note that "document.write " doesn't function when
XHTML is served as application/xhtml+xml. It would also be much
cleaner if you used the DOM in the first place.
</ot>

[snip]

>
{ echo "<script language='JavaS cript1.2'>\n";
echo "<!-- begin \n";
echo "document.write ('<img src=\"images/swap/' + picnumber +'.jpg\"
width=\"320\" height=\"240\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Fitness Training
Image\">');\n";
echo "// end -->\n";
echo "</script>"; }

Is there any particular reason you have this code in a block, or did
you not post enough code above it?

--
Curtis
$email = str_replace('si g.invalid', 'gmail.com', $from);

[Request-1]

Re: nesting JS in echo's

<ot>
You should also note that "document.write " doesn't function when
XHTML is served as application/xhtml+xml. It would also be much
cleaner if you used the DOM in the first place.
</ot>
>
[snip]

>>
>{ echo "<script language='JavaS cript1.2'>\n";
> echo "<!-- begin \n";
> echo "document.write ('<img src=\"images/swap/' + picnumber +'.jpg\"
>width=\"320\ " height=\"240\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Fitness Training
>Image\">');\n" ;
> echo "// end -->\n";
> echo "</script>"; }

>
Is there any particular reason you have this code in a block, or did
you not post enough code above it?
>
--
Curtis
$email = str_replace('si g.invalid', 'gmail.com', $from);

thanks to Curtis & 703 ...

ok, finally got it; the PHP "if" fork I used was fine:

{ echo "<script language='JavaS cript1.2'>\n";
echo "<!-- begin \n";
echo "document.write ('<img src=\"images/swap/' + picnumber
+'.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" border=\"0\"
alt=\"Fitness Training\">');\ n";
echo "// end -->\n";
echo "</script>"; }

but I made a mistake in "php-izing" the <headrandomizin g JS function. it
was fine to leave it in the orig JS.
Works like a charm now. Thanks to all for your input and finnicky
single-quote double-vision.

my original page that plays the intro video at every load is here:

http://bodymechanicsonline.com/home.htm

my experimental page that uses PHP session cookie to limit the video to 1st
load only, is here:

http://bodymechanicsonline.com/home.php

it's a little nerve-wracking but somewhat gratifying (!) to splice a little
PHP into a mostly-html page, call it by a php extension, and see it render
properly even tho' most of the page is not "echo'd" as per "proper" php.

anyway, i'm happy to live on Html Mountain; my brain flounder$ when it see$
too many dollar $igns ...

[Daniel Smedegaard Buus]

Re: nesting JS in echo's

Request-1 wrote:

>
>
>
thanks guys but no luck.
i'm swimming in single & double-quote-land.
>
>

I was thinking exactly the same as Thomas on this one. Echoing the stuff out
is only gonna complicate things and slow execution down. No reason you
shouldn't do

<?php
if ($something_or_ other) { ?>

<script type="text/javascript>
alert("What's up, baby? <?php echo "I mean, what's up? :)" ?>");
</script>

<?php }
// And on with the show...
?>

Also, make sure you handle your cookies correctly. You can't create a cookie
and read it in the same script run. Also, make sure to specify the domain
and scope (".bodymechanic sonline.com"), or the cookie will exist for
http://bodymechanicsonline.com/ but not
http://www.bodymechanicsonline.com/, and vice versa. The new Firebug has
cookie support, makes it easy to debug.

HTH,
Daniel :)