Thanks for the help. I had all the code right just had to add the mysql_data_seek. Wasn't aware it operated in this manner.
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Lovatt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 3:41 PM > To: Adam Douglas; PHP-DB (mailing list) (E-mail); PHP-General (mailing > list) (E-mail) > Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Using A Query Results Multiple Times > > > Hi > > while(...) > { > do whatever > } > > mysql_data_seek ($mysqlresultid, 0) > > while(...) > { > do whatever > } > > mysql_data_seek ($mysqlresultid, 0) > etc > > will set the pointer back to the beginning of the result set, > so you can > scan through it as many times as you need to, without needing > to repeat the > query. > > > HTH > > Peter > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Adam Douglas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 23 October 2001 19:48 > > To: PHP-DB (mailing list) (E-mail); PHP-General (mailing > list) (E-mail) > > Subject: [PHP-DB] Using A Query Results Multiple Times > > > > > > I have an instance where I have to query my MySQL > database and then > > use the multiple row results to create multiple pull down > menus on a web > > page. My problem is how can I take the results of the query > and use them > > more the once to create pull down menus? I've always used a > while look to > > fetch each row of the results and have it create the pull > down menu as it > > goes through each row. But doing it this way only stores one row > > of results > > in a variable. Is there a way I can grab all the results > from a query that > > would go into an array so I could use it multiple times? > I've looking > > briefly for a function to MySQL that would allow me to do > this but haven't > > found anything unless I misunderstand mysql_fetch_array function. > > At first I > > thought I could loop through my while loop and have it put the > > results from > > the query of each row in to a multidimensional array. But > then how would I > > add to the array after the initial row? > > > > BTW, I'm using PHP 3.0.16.... so I can't use the added array > > functions that > > PHP 4 has. I do plan on upgrading soon. > > > > > > -- > > 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] > -- 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]
