would unset() help @ all ?
as in unset($thevariables) or do u need the variables ?
Neil
----- Original Message -----
From: Matthew Walden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 10:34 PM
Subject: [PHP-DB] Using actual variable values after retreiving from db
> Hi,
>
> I used to store SQL code for a transaction
> directly in the PHP script which used it. It was
> stored as a string. However, now I want to store
> it in the database and assign it to the same
> string that held it before. Not very clear, so
> heres an example :
>
> Before:
>
> $sql_variable = "select whatever from table";
>
> Now:
>
> $sql_variable = getSQL("whatever");
>
> However, because the SQL contains variables which
> were filled at run time, it does not parse the
> variables when it assigns the string to the
> variable name. So I get errors because when the
> SQL runs on the database it runs as :
>
> select * from $table_name,
>
> rather than
>
> select * from whatever
>
> Hope I have explained this OK. Are there any
> solutions? For example, force it to parse a
> string for variables and assign their values
> again?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Matt
>
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