Re: mysql_result

On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Shahmat Dahlan wrote: > I'm trying to use mysql_result to extract data from one particular field > in a record. So I suppose the most viable solution is to use > mysql_result. But when I do this: > > $sqlstmt="SELECT * FROM dept WHERE shortname=$shortname"; > $result=mysql_query($sqlstmt); > $temp=mysql_result($result,0,"shortname"); <-- This will give me an > error > > Did I do anything wrong here? > > Thanks in advance. > Shahmat The problem is that the query is wrong. Try $sqlstmt="SELECT * FROM dept WHERE shortname=\"$shortname\""; (you need to send quotes to mysql if the type of shortname in your database is text or the like, that's why there's the \"$var\") -- Ben History is curious stuff You'd think by now we had enough Yet the fact remains I fear They make more of it every year.