Re: [PHP-DB] SELECT syntax

2011-10-13 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
Or something like this? SELECT * FROM `Bible_trivia` WHERE answer=`answer`; Then match the results to trivia_answer_1 in php to see if correct. if($trivia_answer_1 == $results) { ... do this } or a switch switch ($results) { case $trivia_answer_1: ... do this

Re: [PHP-DB] SELECT syntax

2011-10-13 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
Heh, Thanks Karthik. Not my post.. :) But your solution looks dead on.. Here you go Ron. Try this one. Best, Karl On Oct 13, 2011, at 2:42 AM, Karthik S wrote: Try this, select CASE answer when 1 then trivia_answer_1 when 2 then trivia_answer_2 when 3 then

RE: [PHP-DB] SELECT syntax

2011-10-12 Thread Toby Hart Dyke
Not terribly elegant, but this should work: SELECT `trivia_answer_1` AS `trivia_answer` FROM `Bible_trivia` WHERE `answer`=1 UNION SELECT `trivia_answer_2` AS `trivia_answer` FROM `Bible_trivia` WHERE `answer`=2 UNION SELECT `trivia_answer_3` AS `trivia_answer` FROM `Bible_trivia` WHERE

Re: [PHP-DB] SELECT syntax

2011-10-12 Thread Jack van Zanen
Hi In Oracle (and maybe others) you can use select case when answer=1 then trivia_answer_1 when answer=2 then trivia_answer_2 when answer=3 then trivia_answer_3 when answer=4 then trivia_answer_4 else null end answer from bible_trivia_table OR You can select all of them and process in PHP,

Re: [PHP-DB] SELECT syntax

2011-10-12 Thread Amit Tandon
select casehttp://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/control-flow-functions.html works in mysql also regds amit The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense. On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 3:26 AM, Jack van Zanen j...@vanzanen.com wrote: Hi In Oracle (and maybe

Re: [PHP-DB] SELECT syntax

2011-10-12 Thread Amit Tandon
another examplehttp://mysql-tips.blogspot.com/2005/04/mysql-select-case-example.html regds amit The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense. On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 9:34 AM, Amit Tandon att...@gmail.com wrote: select