Re: Use the User Input Critia as part of Query! (Mysql)

----- Original Message ----- From: Jack <jack@nedcor.com> To: <php-db@lists.php.net>; <php-windows@lists.php.net> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 10:35 PM Subject: [PHP-DB] Use the User Input Critia as part of Query! (Mysql) > Dear all > I had a form which ask user to input the Staff Number to be as part of the > query, but when i execute it, it seems not working at all > > here is what i wrote in php > The user input box is : $StaffNum > > $query="select name,department,Leave_From,Leave_To,Leave_Total,Reason from > leaverequest where Staff_Number="<?print("$StaffNum");?>" and > authorized is > null"; > > But said there is error on this line, which is what i expected!! > > So could anyone pls tell me how i can get the varaible into part of the > Query of Mysql? Try something like: $query="select name,department,Leave_From,Leave_To,Leave_Total,Reason from leaverequest where Staff_Number='$StaffNum' and authorized is null"; hth -- Jason Wong Gremlins Associates www.gremlins.com.hk Tel: +852-2573-5033 Fax: +852-2573-5851