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Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in E:\Program Files\wamp\www\practice\

Apr 18th, 2008

hi, i keep getting this error and i just cant figure out what is wrong. i got this code off a book that uses php v 5.1.4 and my wamp server runs php v 5.2.5, could this be a problem? does anybody know where i could download a good free php texteditor/compiler?
here is the code, line 89 is marked in red..

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if($_POST[fax_number] ) {
	[COLOR="Red"]$add_fax_sql = "INSERT INTO fax ("master_id", "date_added", "date_modified", "fax_number", "type")[/COLOR] VALUES ('".$master_id."', now(), now(), '".$_POST["fax_number"]."','".$_POST["fax_type"]."')";
	$add_fax_res = mysql_query($mysql, $add_fax_sql)
		or die(mysql_error());
}
if($_POST[fax_number] ) {
	[COLOR="Red"]$add_fax_sql = "INSERT INTO fax ("master_id", "date_added", "date_modified", "fax_number", "type")[/COLOR] VALUES ('".$master_id."', now(), now(), '".$_POST["fax_number"]."','".$_POST["fax_type"]."')";
	$add_fax_res = mysql_query($mysql, $add_fax_sql)
		or die(mysql_error());
}

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Re: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in E:\Program Files\wamp\www\practice\

Apr 18th, 2008

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[color="Red"]$add_fax_sql

i dont think this is valid. is it?

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Re: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in E:\Program Files\wamp\www\pract

Apr 18th, 2008

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Originally Posted by upstream

i dont think this is valid. is it?

no, i tried to highlight the line with the problem with the message text editor but it didn't work. thats why there is the color tags in there

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Re: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in E:\Program Files\wamp\www\pract

Apr 18th, 2008

You used double quotes for the statement, but used them within, too.

so change your line 89 to this

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$add_fax_sql = "INSERT INTO fax (`master_id`, `date_added`, `date_modified`, `fax_number`, `type`) VALUES ('".$master_id."', now(), now(), '".$_POST["fax_number"]."','".$_POST["fax_type"]."')";
$add_fax_sql = "INSERT INTO fax (`master_id`, `date_added`, `date_modified`, `fax_number`, `type`) VALUES ('".$master_id."', now(), now(), '".$_POST["fax_number"]."','".$_POST["fax_type"]."')";