Claro el formulario lo tengo hecho, hice lo que me recomendaste y produjo el sgte error
Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_STRING' or `T_VARIABLE' or `T_NUM_STRING' in c:\archivos de programa\easyphp1-8\www\busqueda.php on line 16
formulario:
echo "<FORM method='PHP_SELF' enctype='multipart/form-data' name='form' action='busqueda.php'>
<table width='100%' border='4' bgcolor='#EDDEE2'>
<tr>
<td height='705' bgcolor='#D1E0FA'>
<div align='center'><strong><font size='4'>REGISTRO ACTUAL DEL PACIENTE </font></strong>
<hr>
<p><strong><font size='2'>DATOS PERSONALES DEL PACIENTE </font></strong></p>
<table width='70%' border='1'>
<tr>
<td width='35%'><strong><font size='4' face='Monotype Corsiva'>Rut </font></strong></td>
<td width='65%'>
<input name='txtrut' type='text' value='$rut' size='20'>
<input type='submit' name='buscar' value='BUSCAR'> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height='26'><strong><font size='3' face='Monotype Corsiva'>Nº
Ficha Clinica</font> </strong></td>
<td>
<input name='txtficha' type='text' value='$ficha' ></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong><font size='4' face='Monotype Corsiva'>Ap.Paterno</font></strong></td>
<td><input name='txtpat' type='text' value='$pat' ></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong><font size='4' face='Monotype Corsiva'>Ap. Materno</font></strong></td>
<td><input name='txtmat' type='text' value='$mat'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong><font size='4' face='Monotype Corsiva'>Nombres </font></strong></td>
<td><input name='txtnom' type='text' value='$nom' size='40'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong><font size='4' face='Monotype Corsiva'>F. Nacimiento</font></strong></td>
<td>
<input name='txtnac' type='text' value='$nac - $nac1 - $nac2'size='30'> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong><font size='4' face='Monotype Corsiva'>Domicilio</font></strong></td>
<td><input name='txtdom' type='text' value='$dom' size='40'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong><font size='4' face='Monotype Corsiva'>Sexo</font></strong></td>
<td><input name='sexo' type='text' value='$sexo'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong><font size='4' face='Monotype Corsiva'>Sector</font></strong></td>
<td><input name='txtsector' type='text' value='$sector'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong><font size='4' face='Monotype Corsiva'>Telefono</font></strong></td>
<td><input name='txttelef' type='text' value='$telef'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height='26'><font size='4' face='Monotype Corsiva'><strong>Patologia</strong></font></td>
<td><input name='txtpato' type='text' value='$pato' size='30'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size='4' face='Monotype Corsiva'><strong>F. Inscripcion</strong></font></td>
<td>
<input name='txtins' type='text' value='$ins - $ins1 - $ins2' size='30'> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size='4' face='Monotype Corsiva'><strong>Prevision</strong></font></td>
<td><input name='prev' type='text' value= $prev size='20'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size='4' face='Monotype Corsiva'><strong>Nombre Padre
</strong></font></td>
<td><input name='txtnompa' type='text' value=$nompa size='40'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size='4' face='Monotype Corsiva'><strong>Nombre Madre </strong></font></td>
<td><input name='txtnomma' type='text' value=$nomma size='40'></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height='26'><font size='3' face='Monotype Corsiva'><strong>Nombre
Conyuge</strong></font> </td>
<td><input name='txtnomco' type='text' value=$nomco size='40'></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p><table width='56%' border='2'>
<tr>
<td height='28'>
<div align='center'>
<font face='Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif'>
<input type='submit' name='Submit' value='NUEVA BUSQUEDA'>
</font>
</div></td>
<td><div align='center'>
<input type='submit' name='Submit2' value='VOLVER'>
</div></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>
</div></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
</form>
</body>
</html>";
?>