SQL. Backticks force reading the string as a SQL object (db, table, column),
as opposed to a string.

Eg you could in theory have columns called "select" or "Mes Documents", and
do:
SELECT * FROM `select` AS S, `Mes Documents`AS MD ...

of course it is wholly unadvisable to do so.

Best to steer clear of reserved words and use well-formed names, with a
clear naming convention. Then you won't need backticks.

HTH
Ignatius
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----- Original Message -----
From: "pete M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Select Value with 's


> why the backticks and not quotes ?????
>
> pete
> Ma wrote:
>
> > hi!
> >
> > do not quite understand your problem.. pls post some code?
> > heres a small snippet that should work well...
> >
> > $qry = 'SELECT `customer` FROM `customerList` ORDER BY `customer`';
> > $res = mysql_query($qry);
> > while($customer = mysql_fetch_object($res)) {
> >     echo stripslashes($res->customer).'<br>'."\n";
> > }
> >
> > hth?
> >
> > _ma
> >
> > # life would be easier if i knew the source code...
> >
> >
> >>Von: "Aleks @ USA.net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Datum: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 13:12:45 -0500
> >>An: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Betreff: [PHP-DB] Select Value with 's
> >>
> >>This is a basic question but I am all messed up and need to be
straightened
> >>out..
> >>
> >>Have a select field called customer that works great except when there
is a
> >>'  in the customer name.
> >>Have tried addslash and stripslashes but I think I might be using them
> >>wrong.
> >>
> >>If I addslash to the select value, the value received but the result
page is
> >>truncated up to the point of
> >>the '   .....
> >>
> >>Can someone refresh me on the correct use of add and strip slashes...
> >>please??
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>
> >>Aleks
> >>
>
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