thank you for the help.
i wil keep trying to get it working.
Michael Sullivan wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-03-21 at 00:52 +0000, Mark Mckee wrote:
>
>>hi all
>>
>>i want to create an inut page for the content on my website. is it
>>possible to have 1 data entry box and choose the specific what table
>>of
>>a database to put it usign a drop down box?
>>
>>if so, can someone please point me in the right direction. i have
>>been
>>troubling over this for the last few days
>>
>>thanks in adavce
>>
>>mark m...
>
>
> I don't see why this wouldn't be possible. You would just use the table
> name selected from the list box in constructing the query string you use
> in your mysql_query.
>
> Ex.
>
> I select 'SomeTable' from a list box called 'list' and hit the Submit
> button. Another page is called, in which is a line like this:
>
> $list = $_POST['list'];
>
>
>
> You code says:
>
> $query = "SELECT * FROM ".$list;
>
> Then you issue
>
> $result = mysql_query($query, $link2DB) or die ("Could not access table
> $list:".mysql_error());
>
> or whatever you want...
>
>
>
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