implementation of translation table

[Dormilich]

Hi folks,

I'm currently rewriting some code (because of charset issues) and I need to re-implement the translation table, which is currently a global array.

does anyone have a good idea how to do this in a proper way (i.e. without using global vars)?

thanks

[code green]

I think I understand your idea.
It is a smallish set of data. not worth putting in a database table
so at the moment it is hard coded.

My preference in these circumstances is to use a text file
of the same format as a .ini file.
Then use parse_ini_file to read the data into an array.

The added advantage of this is that non-tech personnel
can edit the file without breaking code

[Dormilich]

It is a smallish set of data. not worth putting in a database table so at the moment it is hard coded.

actually, it's too much data to write them into DB by hand. (I also want to leave the DB as is, so other users of this guestbook are able to use this code too).

I like the idea of the .ini file. many thanks for the input, this should get me going.

Dormi