How about declaring some of the variables as global variables.
regards
seriousj wrote:
> Hello
> I have a query that I have placed in a function that is in a file that I
> "include" in the page to be displayed. It doesn't work. I know that the code
> works because when I place the code in the page to be displayed directly it
> works fine.
>
> I can't figure it out. Thanks in advance for any help.
> John
>
> Here is the function contained in lib.inc:
> function type_select()
> {
> $connection = mysql_connect($server, $user, $pass);
> echo("<select name=\"type_id\">");
> $query1 = "SELECT * FROM type";
> $result1 = mysql_db_query($db, $query1, $connection);
> echo(!isset($type_id)?"<option value=\"\">--Please select a
> Type--</option>":"");
> if(mysql_num_rows($result1) > 0)
> {
> while($row1 = mysql_fetch_array($result1))
> {
> $result1_type_id = $row1["type_id"];
> $result1_type_desc = $row1["type_description"];
> echo("<option ");
> echo(isset($type_id)?($result1_type_id==$type_id ? "selected " :
> ""):"");
> echo("value=\"");
> echo($result1_type_id);
> echo("\">");
> echo( $result1_type_desc);
> echo("</option>");
> }
> }
> else
> {
> echo("<option value=\"error\">Error</option>");
> }
> echo("</select>");
> }
>
> And here is the call to that function in the page that is displayed:
> include("lib.inc");
> ?>
> <form method="post" action="disp_item_test.php">
> <?
> //TYPE selection
> if(!isset($type_id))
> {
> type_select();
> }
>
> And here is the error message:
> Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server
> through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) in
> /web/sites/268/seriousj/www.mccartney.f2s.com/opus/tnzp/lib.inc on line 21
>
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