sort output of while

I must admit.. This seem to be the best idea.. Thanks. > Or better still - why not just sort the query. > > "SELECT * FROM scores order by fieldname" Jim Long Andy Woolley wrote: > > Or better still - why not just sort the query. > > "SELECT * FROM scores order by fieldname" > > -- Andy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andy Woolley" <andy@milonic.com> > To: <jim@jimlong.net>; "php" <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 7:50 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP] sort output of while > > > You can sort arrays with the sort($arrayname); command > > > > Not sure if it will sort arrays from MySQL thought, but I don't see why > not. > > > > Cheers > > Andy > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim Long" <jim@jimlong.net> > > To: "php" <php-general@lists.php.net> > > Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 8:39 PM > > Subject: [PHP] sort output of while > > > > > > > Hi, > > > Thanks to everyone who has helped me.. Just a golf coach trying to make > > > my life simpler with this little program.. I got the pages built that > > > load and edit the db. Now I'm working on the display for the team > > members... > > > > > > BTW: The db is loaded with 15 0's where there are no scores updated yet, > > > that's why I have the $i loop. > > > > > > Sor far I have made it work, but can't figure out how to sort it by the > > $rounded_ave > > > > > > > > > // Get the Name and Scores from the db > > > $result = mysql_query( > > > "SELECT * FROM scores"); > > > if (!$result) { > > > echo("<P>Error performing query: " . > > > mysql_error() . "</P>"); > > > exit(); > > > } > > > > > > // Loop -- organize the db output > > > while ( $row = mysql_fetch_array($result) ) { > > > > > > $last_name=$row["last_name"]; > > > $first_name=$row["first_name"]; > > > > > > // Sets the value of $i with the number of scores that have been updated > > > // BTW: Could not get your simplification to work yet > > > $i=0; > > > $s1=$row[s1]; > > > if ($s1!= 0){ > > > $i++; > > > } > > > $s2=$row[s2]; > > > if ($s2!= 0){ > > > $i++; > > > } > > > $s3=$row[s3]; > > > if ($s3!= 0){ > > > $i++; > > > } > > > $s4=$row[s4]; > > > if ($s4!= 0){ > > > $i++; > > > } > > > $s5=$row[s5]; > > > if ($s5!= 0){ > > > $i++; > > > } > > > $s6=$row[s6]; > > > if ($s6!= 0){ > > > $i++; > > > } > > > $s7=$row[s7]; > > > if ($s7!= 0){ > > > $i++; > > > } > > > $s8=$row[s8]; > > > if ($s8!= 0){ > > > $i++; > > > } > > > $s9=$row[s9]; > > > if ($s9!= 0){ > > > $i++; > > > } > > > $s10=$row[s10]; > > > if ($s10!= 0){ > > > $i++; > > > } > > > $s11=$row[s11]; > > > if ($s11!= 0){ > > > $i++; > > > } > > > $s12=$row[s12]; > > > if ($s12!= 0){ > > > $i++; > > > } > > > $s13=$row[s13]; > > > if ($s13!= 0){ > > > $i++; > > > } > > > $s14=$row[s14]; > > > if ($s14!= 0){ > > > $i++; > > > } > > > $s15=$row[s15]; > > > if ($s15!= 0){ > > > $i++; > > > } > > > > > > // get the average score and round it using $i for the number of scores > > > $available_scores = > > array($s1,$s2,$s3,$s4,$s5,$s6,$s7,$s8,$s9,$s10,$s11,$s12,$s13,$s14,$s15); > > > $gross_score = array_sum($available_scores); > > > $ave_score = ($gross_score / $i); > > > $rounded_ave = number_format($ave_score, 2); > > > > > > // end loop -- varibles $last_name, $first_name, $available, $ave_score > > > // I could just print everthing here but it would not be sorted by > > $rounded_ave > > > // I need to extract these varibles (each loop) and put them in an > > > ordered list with a sorted output > > > } > > > > > > How do I do that? > > > > > > I appreciate the help from this list! > > > Thanks Again, > > > Coach Jim Long > > > > > > -- > > > 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