RE: [PHP] Help with SQL Query String

[snip] You should not just give him the code but rather tell him why. 1. trim() is a php function. MySQL does not know what to do with it. You need to place it 'outside' of the sql. You can also do something like this: $userid = trim($row['USERID']); Then use $userid in your sql. 2. Items in arrays must be in quotes. [/snip] Ya'll bitch when I make them RTFM, ya'll bitch when I do code....what's a guy to do? j/k Actually http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/string-functions.html shows that MySQL also has a trim function which could be applied thusly; $sql = "INSERT INTO tblname (USERID,FULLNAME,SSN,STARTDATE) "; $sql .= "VALUES ( "; $sql .= "TRIM('" . $row['USERID'] . "'), "; $sql .= "TRIM('" . $row['FULLNAME'] . "'), "; $sql .= "TRIM('" . $row['SSNO'] . "'), "; $sql .= "TRIM('" . $row['STARTDATE'] . "') "; $sql .= ") ";