RE: [PHP-DB] variable operators in queries

Is the the EXACT code you used? If it is, I can see why it failed. You're trying to assign the text to "sql" not "$sql". sql="SELECT * FROM poeple WHERE age $Date_operator 20"; If, in fact, you are assigning to $sql, then print out $sql to ensure it contains what you expect it to contain. -----Original Message----- From: Sander Peters [mailto:S.Peters@Visionnet.nl] Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 5:22 PM To: php-db@lists.php.net; php-general@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP-DB] variable operators in queries Hello, Is it possible to put variable operators in queries? I tried this (the real variable comes from a form) $Date_Operator =(">="); sql="SELECT * FROM poeple WHERE age $Date_operator 20"; $result_id = mysql_query($sql); It doesn't work like this. I also tried: sql="SELECT * FROM poeple WHERE age \"$Date_operator\" 20" $result_id = mysql_query($sql); it didn't work either. Or should I use a have to make a IF-Then construction? If $Date_Operator == (">=") then { sql="SELECT * FROM poeple WHERE age >= 20" } etc... Can anybody help me with this? Thanks in advance! -- Met vriendelijke groet / With Greetings, Sander Peters site: http://www.visionnet.nl/ email: mailto:s.peters@visionnet.nl webmail: mailto:sanderpeters@yahoo.com -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net