This was indeed the problem, I was calling the mysql_fetch_array earlier in
the code.
Once removed it worked fine.
Thanks.
Jamie
"Paul Burney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> on 8/7/01 1:41 PM, Jamie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>
> > while ($previews = mysql_fetch_array($result) {
> > code to display record here...
> > }
> >
> > For some reason it refuses to display the very first record in the
table.
> > Why is this and how can I get round it?
>
> Are you calling mysql_fetch_array before this in your code, perhaps to see
> if there is a result? If so, that's the problem. Each call to
> mysql_fetch_array (mysql_fetch_row) increments the array pointer.
>
> If that isn't your problem, please post more of the code so that we can
make
> a better diagnosis.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Paul Burney
>
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