Re: comparison table script

I didn't understand you, the page you pointed is just like your page, record by record one just after the other. It has only a link to reorder the query by another field. HTH Jayme. -----Mensagem Original----- De: olinux o <olnx@yahoo.com> Para: <php-db@lists.php.net> Enviada em: sexta-feira, 23 de março de 2001 12:37 Assunto: Re: [PHP-DB] comparison table script > You can get an idea here of what I would like to do > > http://www.bestbuy.com/ComputersPeripherals/DrivesStorage/CDRW.asp?m=488&cat =511&scat=514 > > So all information is displayed side by side, most of > the time used to help decide between 2 or 3 products > [bestbuy limits 10 selections in their comparison] > > The array is the part I need help with. I am not sure > if what I had thought was the right track to pursue. > > Thanks much, > olinux > > --- Miles Thompson <milesthompson@ns.sympatico.ca> > wrote: > > This isn't going to be the most helpful answer, > > because I'm wondering why > > you'd want to do this in the first place. > > > > All you really have to do is create a new array from > > the existing result > > set, transposing the columns. > > > > The number of elements in the array will be the > > number of car_ID's that are > > returned, the number of rows in the array will equal > > the number of > > attributes (columns) in the result set. > > > > Stepping through the result set and building the new > > array will be a rather > > interesting exercise in nested loops as you will be > > repeatedly going > > through the results set for each of ID, make, model, > > and color. > > > > After this array is built, then I'd worry about > > displaying it. > > > > Before that, however: > > Is it so important that the order of display be > > rearranged? Really, > > what's the difference? > > What if 8 cars are returned instead of 3? What > > if 20? Your table will > > blow out to the right, something users don't like. > > How do you plan to have users select the cars > > they want more > > information about? > > > > Only you can answer these, and maybe you have. In > > which case, good luck. > > > > Miles Thompson > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.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 >