Re: Putting quotes in?

In article <004401c0d83d$c711a180$da7a0341@cdrrpd1.ia.home.com>, ender@particlesun.com ("Ender") wrote: > Okay I am taking a number from a mySQL database and I want to put quotes on > that number? > > How would I do this? > > $databasenumber = 123.123.123.123; > > How do I make > $databasenumber = "123.123.123.123"; > > To: > runprogram("hls",$databasenumber); Either you're confused...or I am. <g> Are you thinking that the string must have quotes wrapped around it before it can be used as a parameter to a function? 'Cuz it's already coming out of the database as a string; despite the fact that the $databasenumber value gives the appearance of being a "number", it's not a numercial datatype such as an integer or a float--it's a string. You should just be able to do some variation (add appropriate error checking) on the following: $result=mysql_query("select foo as databasenumber from bar where whatever='something'"); $row=mysql_fetch_array($result); extract($row); runprogram("hls",$databasenumber); (If the objective really is to concatenate literal quote characters onto a string, then the other poster already gave you a good solution.) -- CC