CGI Variable Issue...

[HilarySJ]

I am running a CGI script that has a chat script running within it.

It works great...however, I want to be able to set up a drop down box that allows people to do *actions* to another person chatting in the room.

For example:

JaneDoe gives JohnDoe a hug.

However, the variable to get "JohnDoe" (or the selected chatter) to show up is:

%$HN

Because of the "$", the CGI script reads "%$HN" to be an unknown variable and I end up with this:

JaneDoe gives % a hug.

Is there any way to get the script to read %$HN just 'as is' rather than trying to interpret it as a blank variable? Is there a way to define the variable leaving the $ intact?

I tried putting something like this in:

$personal = "%$HN"

...but it just goes to read that $HN as an undefined variable becoming an unending circle lol!

Any help would be very much appreciated!

Thank you!!!

~Hilary~

 

[vcherubini]

Instead of having this:

[tt]
$personal = "%$HN"
[/tt]

Have this:

[tt]
$personal = "\%$HN";
[/tt]

The backslash is called escaping the the value. So you escape the value and make it print literally.

Hope this helps.

-Vic
vic cherubini
krs-one@cnunited.com

http://www.cnunited.com

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[HilarySJ]

Thank you so much!!