Re: empty form field => pgsql NULL gracefully how?

From: Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 00:40:01 +0000
Subject: Re: empty form field => pgsql NULL gracefully how?
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> INSERT INTO testtab2 > VALUES ( upper('$symbol'), '$two_liner', '$href', > '$full_desc', '$submitter_name', > '$submitter_email', CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ) > > I hate to muck them up with a bunch of tests for empty vars, which then > need to be replaced with NULL and have the single quotes ommited, etc. if > there is some more graceful way? $foo = strlen($foo) ? "'$foo'" : 'NULL'; . . . $query = "insert into bar (foo,...) values($foo,...)"; -- Visit the Zend Store at http://www.zend.com/store/ Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm

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