&$#**@! Parse error

[Guest]

I am trying to add a new box to column_left.

I have copied information.php exactly, changing NOTHING but the link names and file names. The syntax remains EXACTLY the same...no extra " or ' or ; or slashes, dashes, commas, periods or spaces.

 

Yet I cannot get it to add without getting this darn message:

Parse error: parse error, expecting `')'' in /home/adoratio/public_html/catalog/includes/boxes/infobox-occasion.php on line 33

 

Here is line 33 from my new file:

new infoBox($info_box_contents);

EXACTLY the same as it appears in the existing information.php

 

Can someone PLEASE tell me what I am doing wrong? It is getting VER frustrating!

 

Thanks

[mitchd]

At line 33 it realized there were unmatched ()'s. Line 33 is just where it realizes there's a problem, not necessarially where you need to look for the problem.

 

You've got some open parenthesis somewhere leading up to line 33. Check them carefully or post the full code and someone will find it.

 

 

Mitch

[Guest]

But Mitch...as I said, I changed NONE of the syntax in information.php...so how come that one shows up correctly???

 

Anyway, heres the entire file:

<?php
/*
 $Id: information.php,v 1.6 2003/02/10 22:31:00 hpdl Exp $

 osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions
 http://www.oscommerce.com

 Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce

 Released under the GNU General Public License
*/
?>
<!-- information //-->
         <tr>
           <td>
<?php
 $info_box_contents = array();
 $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => BOX_HEADING_INFOBOX-OCCASION);

 new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, false, false);

 $info_box_contents = array();
 $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CHRISTMAS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CHRISTMAS . '</a><br>' .
                                        '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_EASTER) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_EASTER . '</a><br>' .
                                        '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_MOTHERS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_MOTHERS . '</a><br>' .
                                        '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_ROMANCE) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_ROMANCE . '</a><br>' .
                                        '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SECRETARIES) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SECRETARIES . '</a><br>' .
                                        '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_THANKSGIVING) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_THANKSGIVING . '</a><br>' .
                                        '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_VALENTINE) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_VALENTINE . '</a><br>' .



 new infoBox($info_box_contents);
?>

           </td>
         </tr>
<!-- information_eof //-->

 

Bear in mind that screen width constraints are breaking up the lines. In the file, they do, naturally, only occupy a single line each.

[Noobish-n-stuff]

you need a ) to close the array above line 33

[Guest]

Sometimes all it takes is a fresh pair of eyes.

THANK YOU noob!

 

I would like to point out that i DID NOT remove that closing ), so i'm surprised it is not throwing me the same error with information.php

 

Thanks again.

[Guest]

OK...spoke too soon.

 

Can you tell me WHERE to put the closing ), because wherever I am putting it after line 29 and before line 33, it is still giving me a parse error

 

Parse error: parse error in ..../infobox-occasion.php on line[whatever line i put the ) in]

 

:(

 

I have left my site with the error showing if you want to check it out

 

Adorations Online

[Noobish-n-stuff]

this is how it's normall closed

new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, false, false);

 $info_box_contents = array();
 $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_GALLERY) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_GALLERY . '</a><br>' .
                                        '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING . '</a><br>' .
                                        '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRIVACY) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY . '</a><br>' .
                                        '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CONTACT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a>');

 new infoBox($info_box_contents);

so when you changed the array, you actually did get rid of it

that doesn't really seem like the standard way of closing that. usually the ) is on the nex blank line, right??

[Guest]

This time i checked it before posting my thanks. hehe

 

Thank you, Jason. Yes...that did it...but while I have your ear...can ya tell me possibly why the box heading might not be showing up?

 

Gawd I wish I was a programmer. *sigh*

:blink:

[Noobish-n-stuff]

i don't think that it likes this "BOX_HEADING_INFOBOX-OCCASION" try getting rid of the - and make it a _

 

double check the define too

 

i wish i was a programmer too :lol:

[Guest]

Yup...that did it Jason.

Thanks much for your help!

:)