Nested mysql_query()'s

Hi! I've got two nested queries where one looks up data based on values returned from the first. $lot_query = "SELECT * FROM LOT WHERE lot_category_id=" . $lot_category . " AND lot_close_time>" . time(); $lot_result = mysql_query($lot_query, $CONNECT_ID); if ($lot_result) { while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($lot_result)) { blah-blah-blah... $bid_query = "select * from bids where bid_lot_id=" . $lot_id . " order by bid_amount"; $bid_result = mysql_query($bid_query, $CONNECT_ID); $bid_count = mysql_num_rows($bid_result); blah-blah-blah... I get this error message: "Warning: mysql_num_rows(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource " from the second query. Do I need a second $CONNECT_ID for a second link to mysql_query #2?? Robin E. Kopetzky Black Mesa Computers/Internet Services www.blackmesa-isp.net