php="true"

[lazystudent]

I have had to restore my site from a snapshot due to a big mistake on my part, i am trying to insert some php code into it, yet it will contiunally highlight

<actinic:block php="true" >

And say there is a problem and will not work

[lazystudent]

<actinic:block php="true" > 
$sShort = ""; 
$nCount = 0; 
$sOriginal = '<actinic:variable encoding="perl" name="ProductDescription" 
selectable="false" />';  
foreach(explode(" ", $sOriginal) as $sWord) 
 { 
   if ($nCount > 10) 
    { 
    $sShort .= "..."; 
    break; 
    } 
   $sShort .= $sWord . " "; 
   $nCount++;   Advanced Users Guide - 68 
   } 
echo $sShort; 
</actinic:block>

[fergusw]

Try

<actinic:block php="true" > 
$sShort = ""; 
$nCount = 0; 
$sOriginal = '<actinic:variable encoding="perl" name="ProductDescription" selectable="false" />';  

foreach(explode(" ", $sOriginal) as $sWord) 
 { 
   if ($nCount > 10) 
    { 
    $sShort .= "..."; 
    break; 
    } 
   $sShort .= $sWord . " "; 
   $nCount++; 
   } 
echo $sShort; 
</actinic:block>

[leehack]

'Advanced Users Guide - 68', is this a new php function?

[lazystudent]

Yes

I believe this is my first one

[lazystudent]

Try

<actinic:block php="true" > 
$sShort = ""; 
$nCount = 0; 
$sOriginal = '<actinic:variable encoding="perl" name="ProductDescription" selectable="false" />';  

foreach(explode(" ", $sOriginal) as $sWord) 
 { 
   if ($nCount > 10) 
    { 
    $sShort .= "..."; 
    break; 
    } 
   $sShort .= $sWord . " "; 
   $nCount++; 
   } 
echo $sShort; 
</actinic:block>

Thanks that worked

[leehack]

Yes

I believe this is my first one

If you look at the code you provided, you will see the text I mentioned randomly included in the middle of the php, I expect that's why it did not work. 4th line from bottom.

[fergusw]

Thanks that worked

*points to "thanks" button*----->

No problem - as Lee said it was just a bit of stray text that had no place hanging about inside that block of PHP code.