Re: while...if statements???

I would do a mysql_num_row(); on your results to see if it returning anything at all. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Fitzgerald" <jayfitz@bayou.com> To: <mysql@lists.mysql.com>; <php-general@lists.php.net>; <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:08 PM Subject: [PHP-DB] while...if statements??? > Does anyone know why this isn't working?? What I am trying to do is display > photos from a database based on each month. This part works fine when I set > it to the current month of December (today) as that is when I uploaded the > photos. > > However, when I manually set the date to a month that has no photos in it, > I want it to echo the No Animals string below....This is only working > half-way...meaning that it will display a blank page with nothing on it > instead of actually echoing the No Animals string.... > > Can anyone please help?? Is there really a way to have a "while...if" > statement???? > > > > ========<CODE>========= > <? > $connection = mysql_connect($hostname, $user, $pass) or die ("Unable to > connect!"); > $query = "SELECT petname, petDesc, petpicture FROM petinfo WHERE petmonth = > 'Apr'"; > $result = mysql_db_query($database, $query, $connection) or die ("Error in > query: $query. " . mysql_error()); > > while (list($pet_name, $pet_Desc, $pet_picture) = mysql_fetch_row($result)) > { > if ($pet_picture == "") > { > echo "No Animals have been posted for $date at this moment. Please check > back soon."; > exit; > } > > else > { > echo " > <FONT FACE=\"Arial, Helvetica\"><B>Pet of the > month</B></FONT><BR> > > <BR> > <IMG > SRC=\"http://moss.bayou.com:8888/oppj/admin/animalcontrol/photos/$pet_pictur e\" > HEIGHT=150><BR> > > <BR> > <FONT FACE=\"Arial, Helvetica\" SIZE=\"-1\">$pet_Desc<BR> > > <BR> > To adopt $pet_name please visit the Ouachita Parish Animal Shelter.<BR> > The adoption fee is \$50.00 which includes Spade, Neutering and 7-N-1 > Shot.<BR> > > <BR> > Sorry, we can not hold $pet_name for you (First come first serve > basis).</FONT> > <BR><BR>"; > } > } > ?> > ========</CODE>========= > > Thanks, > > > Confus3d > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-db-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-db-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >