Using php variable in Javascript?

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I am trying to use a php variable in javascript.

At the moment I am using a fixed variable

$articleID = 5;

Then outputting it to the page to declare a javascript variable

var articleid = "<?php echo $articleID; ?>";

Then trying to us it within a string

"FlashVars", "fileURL=../uploadedfiles/+ articleid + .gpx&key=ABQIAAAAOQBC.........

Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? I am not very used to Javascript and perhaps I am going about it totally the wrong way.

Help!

Gordon:confused:

in contrast to PHP JavaScript doesn’t look for variables in strings.

Does that mean I am going about it totally the wrong way or is it not possible?

you’re doing it wrong. you simple have to construct the result string.

Does that mean what I should be doing is something like this:

var articleid = "fileURL=../uploadedfiles/<?php echo $articleID; ?>.gpx&key=ABQIAAAAOQBC........";

You could do it that way.

You could also do it the way you started:

articleid = "<?php echo $articleid;?>";
...
"FlashVars", "fileURL=../uploadedfiles/"+ articleid + ".gpx&key=ABQIAAAAOQBC........."