Hi Michael
Thanks for the prompt reply, much appreciated
I can see where the code snippet is going. Creating values for $offset for
the set of navigation buttons.
But how do I use those values?
I am stumped on (and am prolly just blinkered) how to make the query again
from the nav button?
If I am barking madly up the wrong tree, then I apologise. I'm not sure if I
have covered the basics, more like I have learnt what I thought I needed as
I went along. There are bound to be large gaping wholes in my knowledge, so
further help is definitely required.
TIA
matt
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> From: "Michael Rudel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 14:48:20 +0200
> To: "'Matt Coyne'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'PHP DB'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Another newbie question
>
> OK, Matt, so you've got the basics =8).
>
> Your beginning is good, using the $Offset. Now you only have to
> add navigation-buttons (First, Previos, Next, Last) with html
> and a hidden field namded Offset.
> LIMIT is defined as a constant. You could also use your $Limit.
>
> here is a snippet of my navigation code:
>
>
> //////////////////
> // Event-Handler
>
> if ( isset( $Offset ) )
> {
> // First-Button
> if ( isset( $First ) and !empty( $First ) )
> {
> $Offset = 0;
> }
>
> // Next-Button
> if ( isset( $Next ) and !empty( $Next ) )
> {
> if ( $Offset <= ( $num_rows - LIMIT ) )
> {
> $Offset += LIMIT;
> }
> }
>
> // Previous-Button
> if ( isset( $Prev ) and !empty( $Prev ) )
> {
> if ( $Offset >= LIMIT )
> {
> $Offset -= LIMIT;
> }
> else
> {
> $Offset = 0;
> }
> }
>
> // Last-Button
> if ( isset( $Last ) and !empty( $Last ) )
> {
> $Offset = ($num_rows - LIMIT);
> }
> }
> else
> {
> $Offset = 0;
> }
>
> // End Event-Handler
> //////////////////////
>
>
> Hope this helps. If there are still questions ... ask =8)
>
> Greetinx,
> Mike
>
> Michael Rudel
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>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Matt Coyne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 1:39 PM
>> To: PHP DB
>> Subject: [PHP-DB] Another newbie question
>>
>>
>> Hi guys/gals
>>
>> Having had my head sorted out by this list already today, I
>> am in need of
>> some more help...!!
>>
>> I have an input form that, through php queries a MySQL db and
>> passes results
>> back and the browser displays them (at this stage just as a list).
>>
>> I have been looking into the LIMIT command to split my
>> results into sections
>> (ie results 1-10 then 11-20 etc). No problem in understanding
>> how LIMIT
>> works and I have LIMITed the first set to the first 10
>> results. I understand
>> that to show results 11-20 I would use LIMIT 10, 10 in my SQL query.
>>
>> However, how am I to update the LIMIT n, 10 dynamically
>> depending on what
>> split of results they are viewing. ie How do I recall the SQL
>> query but with
>> an update LIMIT value
>>
>> Here is what I have been doing:
>>
>> // ASSEMBLE SQL QUERY
>> // make the select
>> $select = "SELECT ref, firstname, surname ";
>>
>> //add the tablename to the query
>> $fromtable = "FROM $table_name";
>> //$fromtable .= "$tablename";
>>
>> //build where clause
>> $control=1;
>> $where = " WHERE $control=1 ";
>>
>> //determine if field sent value, build statement if true
>> if ($sex != '') {
>> $Qsex = "AND sex = '$sex' ";
>> } else {
>> $Qsex = "";
>> }
>>
>> if ($heightFt != '') {
>> $QheightFt = "AND heightFt = '$heightFt' ";
>> } else {
>> $QheightFt = "";
>> }
>>
>> if ($heightIn != '') {
>> $QheightIn = "AND heightIn LIKE '$heightIn%' ";
>> } else {
>> $QheightIn = "";
>> }
>>
>> if ($neck != '') {
>> $Qneck = "AND neck LIKE '$neck%' ";
>> } else {
>> $Qneck = "";
>> }
>>
>> if ($chest != '') {
>> $Qchest = "AND chest LIKE '$chest%' ";
>> } else {
>> $Qchest = "";
>> }
>>
>> if ($waist != '') {
>> $Qwaist = "AND waist LIKE '$waist%' ";
>> } else {
>> $Qwaist = "";
>> }
>>
>> if ($hips != '') {
>> $Qhips = "AND hips LIKE '$hips%' ";
>> } else {
>> $Qhips = "";
>> }
>>
>> if ($leg != '') {
>> $Qleg = "AND leg LIKE '$leg%' ";
>> } else {
>> $Qleg = "";
>> }
>>
>> if ($shoe != '') {
>> $Qshoe = "AND shoe LIKE '$shoe%' ";
>> } else {
>> $Qshoe = "";
>> }
>>
>> if ($dress != '') {
>> $Qdress = "AND dress LIKE '$dress%' ";
>> } else {
>> $Qdress = "";
>> }
>>
>> if ($hair != '') {
>> $Qhair = "AND hair LIKE '$hair%' ";
>> } else {
>> $Qhair = "";
>> }
>>
>> if ($eyes != '') {
>> $Qeyes = "AND eye LIKE '$eyes%' ";
>> } else {
>> $Qeyes = "";
>> }
>>
>> if ($skin != '') {
>> $Qskin = "AND skin LIKE '$skin%' ";
>> } else {
>> $Qskin = "";
>> }
>>
>> if ($nationality != '') {
>> $Qnationality = "AND nationality LIKE '$nationality%' ";
>> } else {
>> $Qnationality = "";
>> }
>>
>> // specify how results are ordered
>> $orderby = "ORDER BY surname ";
>>
>> // offset is a hidden value in the initial form == 0
>> if ($offset = '0') {
>> $offset = 0;
>> }
>>
>>
>> // specify LIMIT
>> $limit = "LIMIT ";
>> $limit .= $offset;
>> $limit .= ", 10";
>>
>> //build concatenated query
>> $concatsql = $select;
>> $concatsql .= $fromtable;
>> $concatsql .= $where;
>> $concatsql .= $Qsex;
>> $concatsql .= $QheightFt;
>> $concatsql .= $QheightIn;
>> $concatsql .= $Qneck;
>> $concatsql .= $Qchest;
>> $concatsql .= $Qwaist;
>> $concatsql .= $Qhips;
>> $concatsql .= $Qleg;
>> $concatsql .= $Qshoe;
>> $concatsql .= $Qdress;
>> $concatsql .= $Qhair;
>> $concatsql .= $Qeyes;
>> $concatsql .= $Qskin;
>> $concatsql .= $Qnationality;
>> $concatsql .= $orderby;
>> $concatsql .= $limit;
>>
>>
>> // make query
>> $result=@mysql_query($concatsql, $connection) or die (mysql_error() .
>> "<BR><B>from query:</B>$concatsql");
>>
>> //detect amount of rows in result for display
>> $num_rows = mysql_num_rows($result);
>>
>> //start building set of results to be echoed in browser
>> $contact_list= "<UL>";
>>
>> while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
>>
>> $ref = $row['ref'];
>> $firstname = $row['firstname'];
>> $surname = $row['surname'];
>>
>> $contact_list .="<LI><A HREF=\"show_record.php?ref=$ref\">$surname,
>> $firstname</A>";
>>
>> }
>>
>> $contact_list .="</UL>";
>>
>> // add 10 to offset for next set of results
>> $offset +=10;
>>
>> So, that all works for the first set of results but I do not
>> know where to
>> go from here. I am assuming the last sectionis the way to go
>> to increase the
>> offset value but I don't know what to do with it next!! I
>> have been scouring
>> phpbuilder and devshed with no luck so far.
>>
>> Any help very much appreciated
>>
>> cheers
>> matt
>>
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>>
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>>
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