Re: How do I import tables into MySQL from web page ...

On Tue, Jul 09, 2002 at 10:59:04PM -0700, Fargo Lee wrote: > > Thanks but it still returns "Success" on a failure. If anyone knows if it is > even possible to assign the output of system, passthru or exec to a variable > to check for success or failure and how to do it, please advise. The $status > variable seems to always be empty on success or failure when I try to echo > it. The way you set things up, $status is the last line of text returned by executing the command. Add the return_var argument to your system() statement. Take a look at the manual again. http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.system.php You can only make an accurate if() statement if you know what the values are you're expecting. Now, do some hacking. Set up the test to fail. Echo $status and $return to the screen and see what they look like. Set up the test to succeed. What do $status and $return look like then? --Dan -- PHP classes that make web design easier SQL Solution | Layout Solution | Form Solution sqlsolution.info | layoutsolution.info | formsolution.info T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y 4015 7 Av #4AJ, Brooklyn NY v: 718-854-0335 f: 718-854-0409