Noob question re: proper syntax

[BaileyBoy]

Hello, I'm setting up a simple poll on my pages but I need the number ID to change dynamically depending on what page you are on, here's the script:

<?php
if (!isset($_COOKIE['voted1'])){
include('poll1.inc.php'); }
else {
include('results1.inc.php'); }?>

The page ID code is:

<?php the_ID(); ?>

I tried

include('poll<?php the_ID(); ?>.inc.php'); }

and a million variations to get it right but to no avail. I couldn't do a proper search on this question, I don't quite know how to word the query.

Any help would be monumentally appreciated. Thanks in Advance!!

[bathurst_guy]

Your already in the php parser so you dont need to call it again with <?php. Just do this. now obviouly this doesnt actually answer your question to a dynamic number per page thingy - this just pulls a file with whatever number (or string) is returned from that function

include('poll'.the_ID().'.inc.php'); } 

[BaileyBoy]

b_g:

Thank you for the quick and knowledgeable reply - your suggestion was tried but resulted in an odd error:

1
Warning: main(results.inc.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in . . .

etc., etc.

What's odd is that the string in question "1" appears just before the warning but does not appear as it should between the include request e.g. results-"1"-.inc.php. Regardless you've taken me one step closer to my goal and I do appreciate it! Do you see an obvious oversight on my part

<?php
if (!isset($_COOKIE['voted1'])){
include('poll'.the_ID().'.inc.php'); } 
else {
include('results'.the_ID().'.inc.php'); } 
?>

PS, the_ID is the page numbers so this would work perfectly, if . . . it . . . worked . . . perfectly.

[bathurst_guy]

maybe you can test the file name first by echo it out so that you can see that the the_ID function is returning the correct value.
echo the_ID();
If it is correct - does the file exist? eg. poll1.inc.php etc?

[BaileyBoy]

Yes, the file is there. Must be Murphy's Law.

[pcthug]

Marked Resolved.

[BaileyBoy]

I would love if you un[RESOLVED] this. I still require assistance.

[pcthug]

Sorry, your previous post was very misleading. Marked Unresolved.

[BaileyBoy]

Thanks for undoi'g that!