weird string literal related problem

Hi I am new to this list, not sure how active this list is but i have a question regarding php-sqlite integration. I am using a string variable where I put the column name and trying to use that varible to get its value, in a loop. So here is what I have (simplified version): $strIndex='\'' . $columns[$i] . '\''; //strIndex has the value : 'decoderUserGUID' (including quotes) $result = $db->query('select * from DecoderUser'); while ($entries = $result->fetchArray()) { $value=$entries[$strIndex]; } So if I print $value, I get nothing. But if i print $entries['decoderUserGUID'] I get the correct value. If I print $strIndex, I get 'decoderUserGUID' (including the quotes). How can I solve this mistery.. whats hapenning here , Anybody have any idea? Thanks Ratin