contents of a fragment outputs an html entitity instead of a character

[completerookie]

PHP specific question -
i've got a fragment, and put a php block around so that I can use a bit of PHP within the fragment layout.

within the fragment-text I put a simple phrase like add2cart.jpg
When I pass the phrase through php and look at the physical output of the phrase add2cart.jpg the actual output code replaces the fullstop with the html entitity for the full stop ie .

so I get something like add2cart.jpg
does anyone know the php function that I have to use to replace the . with the actual character - in this case the fullstop,

I've tried htmlentities($var) and html_entitity_decode($var) but no joy.

possibly a Norman type question

[TraceyHand]

in the absence of Norman...does THIS help?

[Bruce]

Tracey,

Are you taking on PHP now

Regards,

[TraceyHand]

LOL
Actually, I've been looking at it this week and that site had seemed like one of the better ones so it was in my bookmarks.
I thought there must be something useful in there!

I want to know everything about everything

[completerookie]

thanks for the suggestion Tracey, but thats where I started from

this functions is only available in PHP5+ (actinic is only on php4 - been caught out before) and it seems to replace the html_entity_decode() functionality that I've tried.
so thanks, but still puzzling

ps. if you're playing with PHP, try visiting Tizag - they seem to offer some nice "get you started tutorials"
They also do a nice simple set of CSS-style tutorials

[TraceyHand]

sorry, Kevin..I noticed that was PHP5+ but I'm just a novice..didn't know Actinic wasn't, IYSWIM

and thanks for those links! I've added them into my bookmarks.

[NormanRouxel]

Try

preg_replace('~&#([0-9]+);~e', 'chr(\\1)', $string);

[completerookie]

* hits his hand on his forehead *
duhhh
of course it is ! Why didn't I think of that !
I'd have never got that solution, not in a million years

Thanks Norman, your a star.