if ( $tablename > 1) is going to evaluate to false since the numeric value of any string is 1. Try: if ($tablename) or: if (defined($tablename))
******************************* Jeff Seger Data Warehouse Engineer Fairchild Semiconductor [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************* Sun-hee Kim <sunhee@aesop. To: Jones Robert Contr TTMS Keesler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sun-hee com> Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: 04/29/2002 Subject: Re: simple problem 11:57 AM Here's the code: if ( $tablename > 1){ $sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT * from $tablename") || die "3: " . $dbh->errstr; $sth->execute(); while (my @data = $sth->fetchrow_array){ ........... .......... Sorry about that On Monday 29 April 2002 08:50 am, Jones Robert Contr TTMS Keesler wrote: > No code, > No help > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sun-hee Kim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 10:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: simple problem > > > Hi, > > I 'm trying to pull information from a form using mysql and perl. The form > has radio buttons and when i try to get the information that is selected > for > > some reason its not getting it. I was trying to say for example if i > select > this option then grab all the information from that table using a select > stmt > and then put it in an array. I was wondering if anyone could give me any > ideas. > > thanks for any responses > Sun-hee -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]