RE: Re[4]: [PHP-WIN] Anyone on? INSERT INTO with MS Access proble m

Gonzalo, NOTE: I can't seem to mail directly to you. Keeps mail to you back as undeliverable. I turned on ODBC error tracing to see if I could figure out what the deal is... So far I've determined that it doesn't like --------------------- John Asendorf - jasendorf@lcounty.com Web Applications Developer http://www.lcounty.com - NEW FEATURES ADDED DAILY! Licking County, Ohio, USA 740-349-3631 > -----Original Message----- > From: Gonzalo Vera [mailto:gvz@eucalipto.net] > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 7:34 PM > To: Asendorf, John > Cc: php-windows@lists.php.net > Subject: Re[4]: [PHP-WIN] Anyone on? INSERT INTO with MS > Access proble m > > > John: > > I took a little to answer 'cause I went jogging: sunday exercise keeps > mind clear :-))) Only four miles, mind you. > > My format field has "d-mmm-yyyy", but I don't think that has any > particular importance, since Access only uses it for the default > display format inside Access: not through ODBC, not for data > acquisition. I think Ermanno is closer with the american format issue. > Ermanno, are you using Access 97 or 2000? That could be a difference. > > You could also try the datevalue function Ermanno mentions, as a > matter of fact, you can use any of Access' functions through ODBC. > > Boy, this is a weird problem. Could it be some global configuration, > like # not being the character used for dates? I don't know if you > could change that, but I'd start looking somewhere else outside > Access. > > Gonzalo. > > > Gonzalo, > > > Could I ask you to see what you have your Fecha field > properties set to in > > Access? Particularly the "Format:" field > > > --------------------- > > John Asendorf - jasendorf@lcounty.com > > Web Applications Developer > > http://www.lcounty.com - NEW FEATURES ADDED DAILY! > > Licking County, Ohio, USA > > 740-349-3631 > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Gonzalo Vera [mailto:gvz@eucalipto.net] > >> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 6:23 PM > >> To: Asendorf, John > >> Subject: Re[2]: [PHP-WIN] Anyone on? INSERT INTO with MS_ > >> Access problem > >> > >> > >> Here's an actual example of what was sent (and actually taken) by > >> Access. > >> > >> insert into [préstamos] (LClave, LCopia, Centro, Contacto, Fecha) > >> values > >> ('G-2/78','11','AM','Myself','1-Oct-00'); > >> > >> As you can see my date format is wildly off standard, but I just > >> noticed that the Access manual says that when using SQL statements > >> you should use US format (strange, as my non-US format is working), > >> soooo... at least the manual is one place not to look for > help in this > >> case :-/ > >> > >> Why not try YYYY-MM-DD format, Unix style? I've sucesfully used it > >> also, both insert and update. Frankly, I don't think format is the > >> problem, but, nothing to lose. > >> > >> Gonzalo. > >> > >> > I'm afraid that that didn't do the trick... > >> > >> > could it be my date format: 07-19-1971 for instance? > >> > >> > --------------------- > >> > John Asendorf - jasendorf@lcounty.com > >> > Web Applications Developer > >> > http://www.lcounty.com - NEW FEATURES ADDED > >> > DAILY! > >> > Licking County, Ohio, USA > >> > 740-349-3631 > >> > >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- > >> >> From: Gonzalo Vera [mailto:gvz@eucalipto.net] > >> >> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 5:37 PM > >> >> To: Asendorf, John > >> >> Cc: PHP Windows > >> >> Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] Anyone on? INSERT INTO with MS_ > >> Access problem > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> I usually enclose date data in #, like: > >> >> > >> >> > $sql = "INSERT INTO FrontpageNews > (headline,place,author,story, > >> >> > date) VALUES > >> >> > ('$headline','$place','$author','$story', > >> #$date#);"; > >> >> > >> >> That's the way Access likes to recognize dates. > >> >> > >> >> Gonzalo. > >> >> > >> >> > Hi everyone: > >> >> > >> >> > I'm having some problems and I'm out of guesses... I'm > >> >> attempting my first > >> >> > INSERT INTO with MS Access. I've had wonderful successes > >> >> with SELECT and > >> >> > then using that info. But I'm really quite stuck here. > >> >> > >> >> > My first problem is getting the date to not break the > >> >> INSERT INTO sql. > >> >> > >> >> > When I have date and '$date' in the INSERT INTO sql, I get > >> >> this error: > >> >> > Warning: SQL error: [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access > >> >> Driver] Syntax error > >> >> > in INSERT INTO statement., SQL state 37000 in SQLPrepare in > >> >> > D:\InetPub\wwwroot\is\website\test_center\newsinputter.php > >> >> on line 85 > >> >> > >> >> > otherwise it doesn't error out BUT > >> >> > >> >> > BUT BUT BUT > >> >> > >> >> > It doesn't put the data into the table either!!!! no > >> >> error, but no data > >> >> > either! Arrrgh! > >> >> > >> >> > Any Suggestions? Thanks in advance, > >> >> > >> >> > John > >> >> > >> >> > Code Below > >> >> > ------------- > >> >> > >> >> > <?php > >> >> > //check date > >> >> > //yes, Friedl's book will teach you how to make regexes > >> >> like this too! > >> >> > if ( !ereg > >> >> > ("(0?[0-9]|1[0-2])[-/]([0-2]?[0-9]|3[01])[-/]([0-9]{4})", $date ) > >> >> > ) { > >> >> > //date is invalid > >> >> > die ("Please press your browser's back button and enter > >> >> a date in the > >> >> > format MM-DD-YYYY"); > >> >> > } > >> >> > >> >> > // create connections > >> >> > $connection = > >> >> > odbc_connect("web.mdb","",""); > >> >> > >> >> > // test connection > >> >> > if (!$connection) { > >> >> > echo "Couldn't make a connection!"; > >> >> > exit; > >> >> > } > >> >> > >> >> > echo "TESTING: $date <br> $headline <br> $place > >> >> > <br> > >> >> $author <br> $story > >> >> > <br><br><br>"; > >> >> > >> >> > /* I'll look into these functions a little deeper later > >> >> > function AccessAddSlashes($S) > >> >> > { > >> >> > >> >> > $S=str_replace("\\'","''",$S); > >> >> > $S=str_replace("\\\"","\"\"",$S);( > >> >> > return $S; > >> >> > } > >> >> > >> >> > function AccessStripSlashes($S) > >> >> > { > >> >> > $S=str_replace("\"\"","\\\"",$S);5 > >> >> > $S=stripslashes($S);" > >> >> > return $S; > >> >> > } > >> >> > */ > >> >> > >> >> > $headline = stripslashes ($headline); > >> >> > $place = stripslashes ($place); > >> >> > $author = stripslashes ($author); > >> >> > $story = stripslashes ($story); > >> >> > >> >> > echo "TESTING AFTER SLASH STRIP: $date <br> $headline > >> >> > <br> > >> >> $place <br> > >> >> > $author <br> $story <br>"; > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > // create SQL statement ******(this errors out if I put > >> >> date and '$date' > >> >> > into the fields and values)***** > >> >> > $sql = "INSERT INTO FrontpageNews8 > >> >> (headline,place,author,story) VALUES > >> >> > > >> >> > ('$headline','$place','$author','$story');"; > >> >> > >> >> > // prepare SQL statement > >> >> > $sql_insert = odbc_prepare($connection,$sql); > >> >> > >> >> > /* execute SQL statement and get results > >> >> > odbc_execute($sql_insert); */ > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > /* check for errors */ > >> >> > if (!odbc_execute($sql_insert)) { > >> >> > /* error */ > >> >> > echo "Whoops"; > >> >> > } else { > >> >> > echo "You did it!"; > >> >> > } > >> >> > >> >> > odbc_close($connection); > >> >> > >> >> ?>> > >> >> > >> >> > --------------------- > >> >> > Founder and Only Member of > >> >> > The 'What Kind of Idiot Uses PHP with IIS with Oracle on > >> >> NT?' 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