RE: [PHP] possible to add a "record number" to a query?

1) Yes, I'm using MySQL 2) You're right. This is not a PHP question. My apologies to the list! Thanks for the feedback! I'll give it a try (and the other one in the other email). Jeff > -----Original Message----- > From: John Holmes [mailto:holmes072000@charter.net] > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 11:44 AM > To: jfield@aaaq.com; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] possible to add a "record number" to a query? > > > You can do it with two queries. > > SELECT @a:=0; > > SELECT @a:=@a+1, * FROM table; > > This would be better taken to a MySQL list, though. Actually, you never > said what DB you were using. This works in MySQL. > > ---John Holmes... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeff Field [mailto:jfield@aaaq.com] > > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 10:01 AM > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > Subject: RE: [PHP] possible to add a "record number" to a query? > > > > Yes, there is a particular reason. The actual query I do pulls > > information > > from two tables and has both ORDER BY and GROUP BY clauses. The > > "auto_increment" column (think of the query results as a table) will > give > > me > > the "rank" of the results. I know how to manipulate the data in PHP > to > > accomplish what I need. I just thought there might be a way in which > the > > query could do it up front. Sort of like when you want to know how > many > > times a particular record exists, you can do a COUNT(*). I just want > the > > results to basically give me a column in the query that lists the > results > > 1, > > 2, 3, etc. Make sense? > > > > Thanks for your help! > > > > Jeff > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jason Wong [mailto:php-general@gremlins.com.hk] > > > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 8:30 AM > > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] possible to add a "record number" to a query? > > > > > > > > > On Thursday 13 June 2002 20:27, Jeff Field wrote: > > > > I would like to have a column returned in a query that tells you > which > > > > record I'm looking at? Sort of like an auto_increment? IOW, the > > query > > > > results would look like: > > > > > > > > record first last > > > > > > > > 1 john doe > > > > 2 joe blow > > > > 3 carol fisher > > > > > > > > The table only has first and last, but I want the results to > > > add something > > > > like record to tell me which record it is. Thanks for any help! > > > > > > Is there any reason why you need/want to do this? Data are stored > > > in a db in > > > no particular order. If you want a particular order add an ORDER > > > BY clause. > > > If you want 'row' numbers then just fudge it in php -- assign a > > > row number to > > > each record you retrieve from the query. > > > > > > -- > > > Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.com.hk > > > Open Source Software Systems Integrators > > > * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications > Development * > > > > > > /* > > > There's such a thing as too much point on a pencil. > > > -- H. Allen Smith, "Let the Crabgrass Grow" > > > */ > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >