Re: OK SQL experts...

From: Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 17:33:21 +0000
Subject: Re: OK SQL experts...
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* Thus wrote Brian Dunning (brian@briandunning.com): > > On Apr 23, 2004, at 10:13 AM, John Nichel wrote: > > >Brian Dunning wrote: > >>I STFW and RTFM and I still can't figure out why this returns a 1064 > >>parse error: > >>SELECT * FROM 'my_table' WHERE ('field_1' LIKE > >>'%$keyword%' OR > >>'field_2' LIKE '%$keyword%' OR 'field_3' LIKE > >>'%$keyword%') AND > >>'status' = 'active'; > >>Anyone? TIA! > >>- B1ff Lamer > > > >What does mysql_error() tell you? > > You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds > to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near > ''my_table' WHERE ('field_1' LIKE '%%' OR 'field2' Because you are using a single quotes around your table/field names. Remove them or use ` (back tick). As suggested earlier. Curt -- "I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure."

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