Hi all: I have a simple checking mechanism: $num = mysql_num_rows($result); if($num == 0) { $display_news = "<p>Sorry, no news items.</p>"; } else { while(this, that and the other) { } } What's the difference between: if($num == 0) { $display_news = "<p>Sorry, no news items.</p>"; } //and: if($num != 1) { $display_news = "<p>Sorry, no news items.</p>"; } As I seem to remember the former working fine...now I have to switch to the latter??? Cheers. Russ #-------------------------------------------------------# "Believe nothing - consider everything" Russ Michell Anglia Polytechnic University Webteam e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: www.apu.ac.uk/webteam t: +44 (0)1223 363271 x 2331 www.theruss.com #-------------------------------------------------------# -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]