"missing ; before statement"

[mansterdom]

I'm attempting to read in a user's weightlifting history from a database using a php file(viewworkout.php) to first run the query and then a js file to get the results from the query. the script below is all i have so far, and it

<script type="text/javascript">
    <?php include("viewworkout.php");

    echo "var numrecords =  $numrows;\n";
    echo "var muscle = new Array();\n" ;
    echo "var exercise = new Array();\n" ;
    echo "var set = new Array();\n" ;
    echo "var weight = new Array();\n" ;
    echo "var reps = new Array();\n" ;
    echo "var difficulty = new Array();\n" ;

    for($i = 0; $i < $numrows; $i++){
    echo "var muscle[$i] = \"".$muscle[$i]."\";\n";
    }
    ?>
    </script>

The javascript debugger gives the error -
"missing ; before statement"
but the generated code(shown below) looks fine.
what am I doing wrong?
The line numbers are from the debugger btw.

20var muscle[0] = "Calves";
21var muscle[1] = "Calves";
22var muscle[2] = "Lats";
23var muscle[3] = "LowerBack";
24var muscle[4] = "LowerBack";
25var muscle[5] = "Quads";
26var muscle[6] = "Quads";
27var muscle[7] = "Quads";
28var muscle[8] = "Quads";
29var muscle[9] = "Traps";
30var muscle[10] = "Traps";
31var muscle[11] = "Traps";
32var muscle[12] = "Biceps";
33var muscle[13] = "Biceps";
34var muscle[14] = "Biceps";
35var muscle[15] = "Biceps";
36var muscle[16] = "Lats";
.......ect
Thanks in advanced

[ShawnCplus]

Well what line is the debugger telling you the error is on?

[essential]

Your script is ok! Try to apply the following format and see how it works:

<?php
echo '<script type="text/javascript">';

include 'workout.php';
echo 'var numrecords = '.$numrows.';';

print "var muscle = [];\n
var exercise = [];\n

</script>"; // so on...
?>

[ShawnCplus]

Your script is ok! Try to apply the following format and see how it works:

<?php
echo '<script type="text/javascript">';

include 'workout.php';
echo 'var numrecords = '.$numrows.';';

print "var muscle = [];\n
var exercise = [];\n

</script>"; // so on...
?>

A) Why are you mixing echo and print?
B) His code was cleaner before, don't put HTML in PHP strings, its ugly and unmaintainable

[essential]

Hi there mrs. Shawn, can you explain why!? Hoping to see a better solution for this issue... Tnx

[ShawnCplus]

Firstly, I hope the "mrs." was unintentional. Secondly, probably the cleanest way to write it is

<?php include("viewworkout.php") ?>
<script type="text/javascript">
  var numrecords =  <?php echo $numrows ?>;
  var muscle = new Array();
  var exercise = new Array();
  var set = new Array();
  var weight = new Array();
  var reps = new Array();
  var difficulty = new Array();
<?php for($i = 0; $i < $numrows; $i++): ?>
  var muscle[<?php echo $i ?>] = "<?php echo $muscle[$i] ?>";
<?php endfor ?>
</script>

[essential]

Sorry, it was not intentional--ive slipped my mind on that part...
I just wanna' say thanks, regarding on how to write proper php line's. Good day to you...