Here are the query strings & printouts:
This works OK
$query = "SELECT $field_name FROM classifieds WHERE $field_name1 =
'$field_value1' AND $field_name2 = '$field_value2'";
SELECT FROM classifieds WHERE trans_type ="For Sale"
FAILS
#1
$query = "SELECT $field_name FROM classifieds WHERE $field_name1 =
'$field_value1' AND $field_name2 = '$field_value2'";
SELECT FROM classifieds WHERE trans_type = 'For Sale' AND category =
'Books'
Warning: mysql_query() [http://www.mysql.com/doc]: You have an error in your
SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version
for the right syntax to use near 'FROM classifieds WHERE trans_type = 'For
Sale' AND trans_type = 'For Sale'' at line 1 in
C:\apache2triad\htdocs\sunlakes\test3.php on line 82
#2
$query = "SELECT $field_name
FROM classifieds
WHERE ($field_name1 = '".$field_value1."')
AND ($field_name2 = '".$field_value2."')";
SELECT FROM classifieds WHERE (trans_type = 'For Sale') AND (category =
'Books')
Warning: mysql_query() [http://www.mysql.com/doc]: You have an error in your
SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version
for the right syntax to use near 'FROM classifieds WHERE (trans_type = 'For
Sale') AND (tr' at line 2 in C:\apache2triad\htdocs\sunlakes\test3.php on
line 85
"Stut" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Mark Abrams wrote:
>> #2 FAILS
>>
>> $query = "SELECT $field_name FROM classifieds WHERE $field_name1 =
>> '$field_value1' AND $field_name2 ='$field_value2'";
>>
>> $result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());
>>
>> dies with the following message:
>>
>> Warning: mysql_query() [http://www.mysql.com/doc]: You have an error in
>> your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server
>> version for the right syntax to use near 'FROM classifieds WHERE
>> trans_type = 'For Sale' AND category ='Boats'' at line 1 in
>> C:\apache2triad\htdocs\
>
> Have you tried printing out $query to see exactly what you're sending?
> Seems like a logical first step to me. Something about it is clearly
> wrong, and I'm guess it's an empty or wrong $field_name value.
>
> -Stut
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