Let me guess, the parse error is on the last line of the file? I get that all the time, its usually caused by a loop thats still open... and, in your case, your "do" and "if" statements arent closed....
try this. mysql_connect ("db_hostname", "db_username", "db_password"); mysql_select_db ("db_name"); if ($date == "") {$date = '%';} $result = mysql_query ("SELECT fname,lname,address,city,state,zip,phonea,phone,email,crty,crnum,crmo,cryr,w eeks,ogden,rock,logan,ipaddress,ad,total,num,date,time FROM ads WHERE date LIKE '%$date%' LIMIT 0, 30 "); $count = -1; if ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) { $count ++; do { print "<B>Name: </B>".$row['fname, lname']."<BR>\n"; if (mysql_num_rows($results) ) { while( $row = mysql_fetch_array($result) ) { } } else { print "No rows found"; } } } Let me know if it works!! -- Jason Wood Chief Technology Officer Expressive Tek, Inc. 407 Kehrs Mill Road Ballwin, MO 63011 Phone 636.256.1362 www.expressivetek.com "Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Ok here is the script after changes... > <?php > > mysql_connect ("db_hostname", "db_username", "db_password"); > > mysql_select_db ("db_name"); > > if ($date == "") > {$date = '%';} > > $result = mysql_query ("SELECT > fname,lname,address,city,state,zip,phonea,phone,email,crty,crnum,crmo,cryr,w > eeks,ogden,rock,logan,ipaddress,ad,total,num,date,time > FROM ads WHERE date LIKE '%$date%' LIMIT 0, 30 "); > $count = -1; > if ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) { > $count ++; > do { > print "<B>Name: </B>".$row['fname, lname']."<BR>\n"; > > if (mysql_num_rows($results) ) > { > while( $row = mysql_fetch_array($result) ) > { > } > } > else { > print "No rows found"; > } > ?> > And now I get a parse error on line 201 which is below the html and php > code, so there isn't anything to change. Please help? > > "Rick Emery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > First o all, GET RID of the 19 constructs using mysql_result(). You've > > already captured the row with the $row=mysql_fetch_array(). > > mysql_result() cannot be mixed with mysql_fetch_arry(). > > > > So instead of: > > echo "<B>Address: </B>"; > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"address")); > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > use: > > print "<B>Address: </B>".$row['address']."<BR>\n"; > > > > Next, dates are stored in MySQL as YYYY-MM-DD. Use that format in your > > input. > > > > Next, don't combine that "if(mysql_fetch_array())" with the "do while()" > > Instead, use: > > > > if (mysql_num_rows($results) ) > > { > > while( $row = mysql_fetch_array($result) ) > > { > > } > > } > > else { > > print "No rows found"; > > } > > > > Do the above. Re-submit. Tell me the results. W'ell go from there... > > > > rick > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 12:37 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [PHP-DB] Re: PHP and MySQL queries... > > > > > > As of yet I have tried all sorts for date formating for the search field > to > > work. I.E. 2001-10-23, 10/23/2001, 10/%/2001, 10%, %10%, etc. The date > > field in the database is stored as 10/23/2001 and yet when a user enters > the > > date and clicks the search button it does not display the results. I am > > almost certain that as the user clicks the submit button the php script is > > parsing the search string (i.e. 10/23/2001) incorrectly. I believe it is > > parsing the sting as 10&nsb;23&nsb;2001 or something to that effect. If > > anyone has some more information on this please let me know. I am pretty > > sure I have exhausted my resources. > > > > "Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > I am having a hard time setting up a form for users to enter a date in > the > > > format of 00/00/0000 (of course they would use an actual date). My form > > is > > > as follows... > > > <form name="auth" method="post" action="search.php"> > > > <p>*I.E. - Format is 04/01/2001*</p> > > > <p>Search for Ads by date: > > > <input type="text" name="date"> > > > </p> > > > <p> > > > <input type="submit" name="login" > > > value="Submit"> > > > <input type="reset" name="reset" > > value="Reset"> > > > </p> > > > </form> > > > ================================================ > > > On my search.php page I have the following MySQL connection and search > > > parameters... > > > <?php > > > > > > mysql_connect ("db_hostname", "db_username", "db_password"); > > > > > > mysql_select_db ("db_name"); > > > > > > if ($date == "") > > > {$date = '%';} > > > > > > $result = mysql_query ("SELECT > > > > > > fname,lname,address,city,state,zip,phonea,phone,email,crty,crnum,crmo,cryr,w > > > eeks,ogden,rock,logan,ipaddress,ad,total,num,date,time > > > FROM ads WHERE date LIKE '%$date%' LIMIT 0, 30 "); > > > $count = -1; > > > if ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) { > > > $count ++; > > > do { > > > echo "<B>Name: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"fname")); > > > echo " "; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"lname")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>Address: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"address")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>City: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"city")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>State: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"state")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>Zip: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"zip")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>Phone: </B>("; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"phonea")); > > > echo ") "; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"phone")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>Email: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"email")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>Credit Type: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"crty")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>Credit Number: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"crnum")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>Credit Card Date: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"crmo")); > > > echo " "; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"cryr")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>Weeks: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"weeks")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>town1: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"town1")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>town2: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"town2")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>town3: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"town3")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>IP Address: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"ipaddress")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>Ad: </B>"; > > > > > > $ad[$count] = (mysql_result($result,$count,"ad")); > > > > > > $ad[$count] = ereg_replace ("&a&", "'", $ad[$count]); > > > $ad[$count] = ereg_replace ("&q&", "\"", $ad[$count]); > > > $ad[$count] = ereg_replace ("&p&", "%", $ad[$count]); > > > $ad[$count] = ereg_replace ("&bs&", "\\", $ad[$count]); > > > > > > > > > echo $ad[$count]; > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>Total: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"total")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>Ad Number: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"num")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>Date: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"date")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > echo "<B>Time: </B>"; > > > printf(mysql_result($result,$count,"time")); > > > echo "<BR>\n"; > > > > > > } while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)); > > > > > > } else {print "Sorry, no records were found!";} > > > > > > ?> > > > So far I have come to the conclusion that the input from the user is > > > probably where my problem is because I am assuming it is taking the "/" > in > > > the date they enter and doing something I don't want it to. 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