query returns 0 when it shouldnt

Hi All Im having trouble with a query that runs fine when i cut and paste it to freetds and run against the database. code as follows: $query ="select count(phonenum) from callrslt where (dateofcall = '$today') and (callresultcode ='9' or callresultcode ='12' or callresultcode ='14')"; $result=mssql_query($query,$numero); $contacts=mssql_fetch_row($result); print_r($contacts); This returns Array ( [0] => 0 ) select count(phonenum) from callrslt where (dateofcall = 'Feb 17 2004') and (callresultcode ='9' or callresultcode ='12' or callresultcode ='14') If i cut and paste this to freetds i get a result of 5120. Can anyone spot why i am getting a zero with php? There are no problems with any of my other queries in my scripts. Thanks in advance for any help. Cheers Bob ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html