Cannot get this one correct and working, though simple!

[Jofio]

I have 40 or jpeg files which I want them displayed in a frame called
"main" upon clicking thumbnails of the same pics in a "leftMenu" frame.
The thumbnail jpeg files are called thumb1, thumb2, thumb3, thumb4,
...., thumb40. These files are smaller versions (50pixelX50pixel) of the
larger jpeg files called 1, 2, 3, 4, ..., 40 which I want them
displayed.

To display the hyperlinked thumbnails in the "leftMenu" frame I have it
in a loop. [See the code snippet]

But my problem is that part of the code ...<img src='thumb$i.jpg'> ...

It doesn't display the intended thumbnail jpeg files; instead, it
display the larger version of the files as thumbnails which takes
longer to load.

Here's my loop:

<?php
for ( $i = 1; $i < 40; $i++) {
if ($i!=17) {
echo "<a href='$i.jpg' target='main'><img src='thumb$i.jpg'></a>

}
}
?>

Any help? Many thanks in advance.
jofio

[Lüpher Cypher]

Jofio wrote:

I have 40 or jpeg files which I want them displayed in a frame called
"main" upon clicking thumbnails of the same pics in a "leftMenu" frame.
The thumbnail jpeg files are called thumb1, thumb2, thumb3, thumb4,
..., thumb40. These files are smaller versions (50pixelX50pixel) of the
larger jpeg files called 1, 2, 3, 4, ..., 40 which I want them
displayed.

To display the hyperlinked thumbnails in the "leftMenu" frame I have it
in a loop. [See the code snippet]

But my problem is that part of the code ...<img src='thumb$i.jpg'> ...

It doesn't display the intended thumbnail jpeg files; instead, it
display the larger version of the files as thumbnails which takes
longer to load.

Here's my loop:

<?php
for ( $i = 1; $i < 40; $i++) {
if ($i!=17) {
echo "<a href='$i.jpg' target='main'><img src='thumb$i.jpg'></a>

}
}
?>

This should work perfectly well.. Check the left frame source - the
<img> tags should have thumbs as sources. If they do, check the size of
the thumb files - perhaps, they are large?

luph

[Peter Fox]

Following on from Jofio's message. . .

But my problem is that part of the code ...<img src='thumb$i.jpg'> ...

Single quotes! Try Double.
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[Geoff Berrow]

Message-ID: <IU**************@eminent.demon.co.uk> from Peter Fox
contained the following:

But my problem is that part of the code ...<img src='thumb$i.jpg'> ...

Single quotes! Try Double.

Single quotes are fine as is the code AFAICT.

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[Jerry Stuckle]

Geoff Berrow wrote:

Message-ID: <IU**************@eminent.demon.co.uk> from Peter Fox
contained the following:

But my problem is that part of the code ...<img src='thumb$i.jpg'> ...

Single quotes! Try Double.

Single quotes are fine as is the code AFAICT.

No, with single quotes $i is not expanded. It would be with double quotes.

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[comp.lang.php]

Jofio wrote:

I have 40 or jpeg files which I want them displayed in a frame called
"main" upon clicking thumbnails of the same pics in a "leftMenu" frame.
The thumbnail jpeg files are called thumb1, thumb2, thumb3, thumb4,
..., thumb40. These files are smaller versions (50pixelX50pixel) of the
larger jpeg files called 1, 2, 3, 4, ..., 40 which I want them
displayed.

To display the hyperlinked thumbnails in the "leftMenu" frame I have it
in a loop. [See the code snippet]

But my problem is that part of the code ...<img src='thumb$i.jpg'> ...

It doesn't display the intended thumbnail jpeg files; instead, it
display the larger version of the files as thumbnails which takes
longer to load.

[snip]

The problem lies in the way you embedded $i. PHP thinks you have a
variable literally called "$i.jpg" since a period is a valid implied
variable name character.

Try this instead:

<img src='thumb${i}.jpg'>

curly braces will separate out the valid variable name characters.

Phil

[Geoff Berrow]

Message-ID: <11*********************@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups. com> from
comp.lang.php contained the following:

The problem lies in the way you embedded $i. PHP thinks you have a
variable literally called "$i.jpg" since a period is a valid implied
variable name character.
It is? News to me.
Try this instead:

<img src='thumb${i}.jpg'>

curly braces will separate out the valid variable name characters.

No, what he's got works, his problem is elsewhere.

See:-

<?php

$i=1;

print"<img src='thumbs$i.jpg'>";

//outputs <img src='thumbs1.jpg'>
?>

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[Oli Filth]

comp.lang.php said the following on 30/12/2005 16:16:

Jofio wrote:

But my problem is that part of the code ...<img src='thumb$i.jpg'> ...

The problem lies in the way you embedded $i. PHP thinks you have a
variable literally called "$i.jpg" since a period is a valid implied
variable name character.

Umm, no... Who told you that?

The problem is the use of single quotes rather than double quotes.

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Oli

[Geoff Berrow]

Message-ID: <E_********************@comcast.com> from Jerry Stuckle
contained the following:

Single quotes! Try Double.

Single quotes are fine as is the code AFAICT.

No, with single quotes $i is not expanded. It would be with double quotes.

Looking at the code again he has

echo "<a href='$i.jpg' target='main'><img src='thumb$i.jpg'></a>

Now that can't be right or he's have a parse error, so I assumed he had

echo "<a href='$i.jpg' target='main'><img src='thumb$i.jpg'></a>";

which, for $i =1 gives:-
<a href='1.jpg' target='main'><img src='thumb1.jpg'></a>

In which case it would be in double quotes and would be expanded. In
fact the OP had already said it was expanded.
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[Oli Filth]

Oli Filth said the following on 30/12/2005 16:40:

comp.lang.php said the following on 30/12/2005 16:16:

Jofio wrote:

But my problem is that part of the code ...<img src='thumb$i.jpg'> ...

The problem is the use of single quotes rather than double quotes.

Actually, no, my bad - misread the OP's code.

But the point out the . still holds.

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Oli

[Pedro Graca]

Jerry Stuckle wrote:

Geoff Berrow wrote:

Message-ID: <IU**************@eminent.demon.co.uk> from Peter Fox
contained the following:

But my problem is that part of the code ...<img src='thumb$i.jpg'> ...

Single quotes! Try Double.

Single quotes are fine as is the code AFAICT.

No, with single quotes $i is not expanded. It would be with double quotes.

Single quotes *within* double quotes, as the OP had, do not stop PHP
from interpolating the variables!

Try it

<?php
$name = 'Jerry';

echo "Name is $name"; /* only double quotes */
echo 'Name is $name'; /* only single quotes */
echo "Name is '$name'"; /* single quotes *within* double quotes */
echo 'Name is "$name"'; /* double quotes *within* single quotes */
?>

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[Jofio]

Thank you all for helping. It is working now... Once again, many
thanks..
jofio

[comp.lang.php]

Oli Filth wrote:

comp.lang.php said the following on 30/12/2005 16:16:

Jofio wrote:

But my problem is that part of the code ...<img src='thumb$i.jpg'> ...

The problem lies in the way you embedded $i. PHP thinks you have a
variable literally called "$i.jpg" since a period is a valid implied
variable name character.

Umm, no... Who told you that?

The PHP manual. Assuming that is still your authority on PHP.

"Variable names follow the same rules as other labels in PHP. A valid
variable name starts with a letter or underscore, followed by any
number of letters, numbers, or underscores. As a regular expression, it
would be expressed thus: '[a-zA-Z_\x7f-\xff][a-zA-Z0-9_\x7f-\xff]*'"
From http://us3.php.net/language.variables
Sorry to be off-topic.

Phil

The problem is the use of single quotes rather than double quotes.

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Oli

[Oli Filth]

comp.lang.php said the following on 03/01/2006 17:50:

Oli Filth wrote:

comp.lang.php said the following on 30/12/2005 16:16:

Jofio wrote:

But my problem is that part of the code ...<img src='thumb$i.jpg'> ...

The problem lies in the way you embedded $i. PHP thinks you have a
variable literally called "$i.jpg" since a period is a valid implied
variable name character.
Umm, no... Who told you that?

The PHP manual.

No it didn't.

"Variable names follow the same rules as other labels in PHP. A valid
variable name starts with a letter or underscore, followed by any
number of letters, numbers, or underscores. As a regular expression, it
would be expressed thus: '[a-zA-Z_\x7f-\xff][a-zA-Z0-9_\x7f-\xff]*'"
Where is a period mentioned in that quote?
Indeed, as a counter-quote from the manual: "However, it should be noted that the dot (period, full stop) is not
a valid character in a PHP variable name."

(http://www.php.net/manual/en/languag...l.dot-in-names)

Think about it - it's the string concatenation operator - how could it
be used as a character in a variable name?
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Oli

[Gleep]

I wrote something last year that sort of does what you want see this for example

http://www.allelsefailedind.com/2005/gallery.php

it's a gallery in frame and you click on the thumb and it shows the larger one on the right.
I have 400 images and they are all in a folder, then I used a tool thumbnail express to
create the thumbs for the frame, then I used some php to make the thing work
if you need more detailed explanation and example write me at
ja******@hotmail.com


On 29 Dec 2005 22:31:34 -0800, "Jofio" <j9******@yahoo.com> wrote:

I have 40 or jpeg files which I want them displayed in a frame called
"main" upon clicking thumbnails of the same pics in a "leftMenu" frame.
The thumbnail jpeg files are called thumb1, thumb2, thumb3, thumb4,
..., thumb40. These files are smaller versions (50pixelX50pixel) of the
larger jpeg files called 1, 2, 3, 4, ..., 40 which I want them
displayed.

To display the hyperlinked thumbnails in the "leftMenu" frame I have it
in a loop. [See the code snippet]

But my problem is that part of the code ...<img src='thumb$i.jpg'> ...

It doesn't display the intended thumbnail jpeg files; instead, it
display the larger version of the files as thumbnails which takes
longer to load.

Here's my loop:

<?php
for ( $i = 1; $i < 40; $i++) {
if ($i!=17) {
echo "<a href='$i.jpg' target='main'><img src='thumb$i.jpg'></a>

}
}
?>

Any help? Many thanks in advance.
jofio

[Jofio]

Yes, similar page...but I am developing it on my PC. Thanks..I
enjoyed your gallery.

Jofio