JavaScript and PHP help

[andrewsmd]

I need to display multiple lines with JavaScript and PHP here is my code.
Header("content-type: application/x-javascript");

//displays an alert box with a php varible $msg passed into it
function echoAlert($msg){

echo "alert('$msg')";

}//echoAlert

$var = ("File Written to Sybase01\\\insurance$\\\MSBCBS\\\Send Log\\\Sending\\nContents:");

//$lines is an array of a multiple line text file
foreach($lines as $i){

//function to be used later
//writeLog($username, $i);
$var .=("\\n {$i}");
}//foreach

echoAlert($var);

This code is executed by another javascript file when the user clicks a button. The problem is my alert box says error missing ")" after argument list. If I manually store multiple lines of var i.e.
$var .= ("\\n {$text1}");
$var .= ("\\n {$text2}");
The alert box works fine.
As I am not a Javascript person, I believe it either has something to do with the way the variable is stored in the array or my escape characters. Any suggestions, thanks in advance.

[korkus2000]

It could possibly be what is in the array. Try looking at whats in the array and see if it has any characters that need to be escaped. Other than that I am not sure why it is working one way and not the other.

[StupidScript]

I'm not a big fan of trying to execute a client-side action with a server-side language, so I've broken your script up into server- and client-side sections:

<script type="text/javascript">
function echoAlert(msg){
alert(msg);
}
</script>
<?php
$var = ("File Written to Sybase01\\\insurance$\\\MSBCBS\\\Send Log\\\Sending\\nContents:");
foreach($lines as $i){
 $var .=("\\n {$i}");
}
?>
<script type="text/javascript">
echoAlert('<?php echo $var?>');
</script>

This works fine. Your original code did nothing except print out "echo ('File written.." for me.