yes thanks, i now know that you use <BR> if you are going to use the r=text as html, and /r/n (it worked) if it is in text to be sent or used BUT NOT on screen there and then.

Now struggling with "if $var contains "Yes"
i had tried if ($Var = 'Yes') which seems to be what i was supposed to do.

The "=" sign is an assignment operator, $Var = 'Yes' sets $Var to equal 'Yes' (even in an if declaration: this is so you can do things like if($result=mysql_query....), which will fail if the actual query fails, since mysql_query will evaluate to false).

To test whether $Var is equal to 'Yes' use "==" the equivalence operator. i.e.
if($Var == 'Yes'){

Furthermore, you could use the identicality operator, as in:

if($Var ==== '1'){

Which tests for data type as well, so the above test will fail unless $Var is a 1-character string containing the character 1.

Dan

Dan

Thanks a lot - script is now running 100% the way I want.
You can try it at http://www.tdoc.org.uk/Gen_NDGH_IL_IL000635.htm
Just emails me tho...

hi

here's some output - between the **** lines

why is my text suddenly broken up with unwanted new lines inserted.

the code creating is last.

regards

****************************
Re: Your Job No: 01/TDOC
Your Reference: 00000004
Our Reference: longer fi
lename

Our Response is:
longer filename

To import into TDOC, use atta
ched Gen_Response_01/TDOC_00000004_CG.TGN
This email was generated by the T
DOC PHP Response despatcher
*********************************

    $email_content ='';
    $email_content .= "Re: Your Job No: $F_jobno\r\n" ; // jobno being replied to
    $email_content .= "Your Reference: $F_docno\r\n" ; // docno being replied to
    $email_content .= "Our Reference: $F_REFBACK\r\n" ; // entered reference
    $email_content .= "\r\n" ;
    $email_content .= "Our Response is:\r\n" ;
    $email_content .= "$F_RESPONSE\r\n" ; // entered response
    $email_content .= "\r\n" ;
    $email_content .= "To import into TDOC, use attached $att_name\r\n" ;
    $email_content .= "This email was generated by the TDOC PHP Response despatcher" ;

    // send response
    $mime = new MIME_mail($F_responder, $F_requester, $title, $email_content );
    $mime->attach(stripslashes($att_content), "", "", BASE64, "", $att_name);
    $mime->send_mail();