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Re: Function Problem [message #182548 is a reply to message #182545] Tue, 13 August 2013 23:25 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Norman Peelman is currently offline  Norman Peelman
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On 08/13/2013 02:29 PM, Twayne wrote:
> Hi All,
> Seems like I'm getting to be a regular fixture here but ... I'm baaack!
>
> Using win 7, XAMPP, PHP 5.3 & NoteTab, a semi-ide as my text editor:
>
> I've created a Function that works on other pages but after working for
> some time, no longer functions. I don't think the Function is the
> obvious problem; see below it for more details. The function is:
>
> 109 // FUNCTIONS USED: ------------------------------
> 110
> 111 function check_input($data)
> 112 {
> 113 $data = trim($data);
> 114 $data = stripslashes($data);
> 115 $data = htmlspecialchars($data);
> 116 return $data;
> 117 }
> 118 ?>
> ============== end function =========
>
> That code resides at the end of the php page in question so there is
> normally nothing after it but a session_destroy() and a die(); Message
> has been e-mailed. The error message is:
>
> ----------- error message ----------------
> Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in C:\xampp\htdocs\twa2.php
> on line 114
> ----------- end error message -----------
>
> BUT, moving the lines around and monitoring the line number the
> error is reported on seems to be PAST line 117 OR line 117, depending on
> (your guess is as good as mine).

Moving what lines around? Is this script only or are you jumping in
and out of PHP and HTML?

>
> I've removed the PHP End (?>) and of course that results in the expected
> error message. Deleting session_destroy and die had no effect on
> anything; error lines remained in the same places, different line
> numbers of course.
>
> Realizing PHP's often misleading line numbers, I went through each and
> every use of the function call on the entire page.
>
> I don't understand what the "unexpected $end" might be; I've looked and
> looked without sucess. All I feel sure of at the moment is that it's
> not the function itself: I've used it and others on other pages and
> other forms and they all worked fine. I'm going to restudy my error log
> and see if I can find anything there but I don't think I will. I'm
> thinking it's actually a type somewhere but darned if I can find it!
> Hmm, wonder if it matters where the function is located within the
> file? I'll have to look into that more.
>

No, it should be fine,

> So ... if anyone has any ideas, leads, suggestions or comments on this
> matter I'd sincerely appreciate your input and will provide anything
> else I can should you have questions.
> I am not allowed to post full code, so the above is really all I can
> reveal in actual code.
> I don't think I'm a newbie, but at the same time I'm not overly
> experienced either; still a lot to learn!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Twayne`
>

The function as coded is fine, it's all there, nothing is missing.
Therefor the error lies above it. check for unclosed () {} ""...


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