RESOLVED - Thank you Stut - Re: [PHP-WIN] WHERE fieldname1='fieldvalue1' AND fieldname2='fieldvalue2'

Thank you Stut. I feel like a fool. Little gremlins removed the SELECT column. Everyone - I appreciate your support. Its easy to get a blind spot and I have had one all morning. Regards, Mark "Stut" <stuttle@gmail.com> wrote in message news:46532FAF.7000803@gmail.com... > Mark Abrams wrote: >> Here are the query strings & printouts: >> >> This works OK >> $query = "SELECT $field_name FROM classifieds WHERE $field_name1 = >> '$field_value1' AND $field_name2 = '$field_value2'"; >> >> SELECT FROM classifieds WHERE trans_type ="For Sale" >> >> FAILS > > Of course it does. You want to select *WHAT* from classifieds? As I > suspected. $field_name is empty or not defined. > >> #1 >> $query = "SELECT $field_name FROM classifieds WHERE $field_name1 = >> '$field_value1' AND $field_name2 = '$field_value2'"; >> >> SELECT FROM classifieds WHERE trans_type = 'For Sale' AND category = >> 'Books' >> >> Warning: mysql_query() [http://www.mysql.com/doc]: 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 'FROM classifieds WHERE >> trans_type = 'For Sale' AND trans_type = 'For Sale'' at line 1 in >> C:\apache2triad\htdocs\sunlakes\test3.php on line 82 > > Ditto. > >> #2 >> $query = "SELECT $field_name >> FROM classifieds >> WHERE ($field_name1 = '".$field_value1."') >> AND ($field_name2 = '".$field_value2."')"; >> >> SELECT FROM classifieds WHERE (trans_type = 'For Sale') AND >> (category = 'Books') >> >> >> Warning: mysql_query() [http://www.mysql.com/doc]: 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 'FROM classifieds WHERE >> (trans_type = 'For Sale') AND (tr' at line 2 in >> C:\apache2triad\htdocs\sunlakes\test3.php on line 85 > > Ditto. > > -Stut > >> "Stut" <stuttle@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:46531BBA.5010207@gmail.com... >>> Mark Abrams wrote: >>>> #2 FAILS >>>> >>>> $query = "SELECT $field_name FROM classifieds WHERE $field_name1 = >>>> '$field_value1' AND $field_name2 ='$field_value2'"; >>>> >>>> $result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error()); >>>> >>>> dies with the following message: >>>> >>>> Warning: mysql_query() [http://www.mysql.com/doc]: 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 'FROM classifieds WHERE >>>> trans_type = 'For Sale' AND category ='Boats'' at line 1 >>>> in >>>> C:\apache2triad\htdocs\ >>> Have you tried printing out $query to see exactly what you're sending? >>> Seems like a logical first step to me. Something about it is clearly >>> wrong, and I'm guess it's an empty or wrong $field_name value. >>> >>> -Stut >>