Re: [PHP] can I do this: update table while selecting data from table?

2006-06-15 Thread afan
Yes, you are right, I had to be more carefull about how to write my post. >> Thanks. > > for bruising your ego? or for originally giving 2 suggestions as to better > strategies for doing what you *seemed* to be wanting to achieve - 2 > suggestions > which you blatantly seemed to ignore in favor of

Re: [PHP] can I do this: update table while selecting data from table?

2006-06-15 Thread tedd
At 4:11 PM +0200 6/15/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Jochem, >You are wrong. I tried and it worked. But, when I asked "can I", I meant >"Am I allowed to do that". The same as many security or other kind >questions where answer is: Yes, it works - but it's NOT correct. > >Yes, I did search php.net bu

Re: [PHP] can I do this: update table while selecting data from table?

2006-06-15 Thread Jochem Maas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I wonder why this sarcasm? Why so rude? your original question could have been answered by: a, trying to run the code provided (thats called testing btw) b, reading php.net c, reading mysql.com/docs (or where ever they have the docs this week) my reply not only contain

Re: [PHP] can I do this: update table while selecting data from table?

2006-06-15 Thread Jochem Maas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You are wrong. there's a first for everything, heh. > I tried and it worked. But, when I asked "can I", I meant > "Am I allowed to do that". The same as many security or other kind then say what you mean in future. you already knew that you *can* do it, you should hav

Re: [PHP] can I do this: update table while selecting data from table?

2006-06-15 Thread afan
Jochem, You are wrong. I tried and it worked. But, when I asked "can I", I meant "Am I allowed to do that". The same as many security or other kind questions where answer is: Yes, it works - but it's NOT correct. Yes, I did search php.net but didn't find answer. Yes, I did search mysql.com but did

Re: [PHP] can I do this: update table while selecting data from table?

2006-06-15 Thread afan
I wonder why this sarcasm? Why so rude? -afan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> ?!?!?!?!?!?! > > I hope youi used str_repeat() to generate that. > >>> >>> seriously though, have you tried it? >>> >>> that said your [probably] better off just doing 1 query: >>> >>> UPDATE members SET member_name

Re: [PHP] can I do this: update table while selecting data from table?

2006-06-14 Thread Jochem Maas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ?!?!?!?!?!?! I hope youi used str_repeat() to generate that. >> >> seriously though, have you tried it? >> >> that said your [probably] better off just doing 1 query: >> >> UPDATE members SET member_name = 'N/A' WHERE member_name = ''; >> >> that said your [probabl

Re: [PHP] can I do this: update table while selecting data from table?

2006-06-14 Thread afan
#x27;) FROM members > > Satyam > > > - Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 11:37 PM > Subject: [PHP] can I do this: update table while selecting data from > table? > > >> Am I allowde to do this

Re: [PHP] can I do this: update table while selecting data from table?

2006-06-14 Thread afan
?!?!?!?!?!?! > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Am I allowde to do this: >> >> $query = mysql_query("SELECT member_id, member_name FROM members"); >> while($result = mysql_fetch_array($query)) >> { >> if(empty($result['member_name'])) >> { >> mysql_query("UPDATE members SET member_name = 'N/A

Re: [PHP] can I do this: update table while selecting data from table?

2006-06-14 Thread Satyam
ng, you could well do: SELECT member_id, ifnull(member_name,'N/A') FROM members Satyam - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 11:37 PM Subject: [PHP] can I do this: update table while selecting data from table? Am I allowde to do

Re: [PHP] can I do this: update table while selecting data from table?

2006-06-14 Thread Jochem Maas
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Am I allowde to do this: > > $query = mysql_query("SELECT member_id, member_name FROM members"); > while($result = mysql_fetch_array($query)) > { > if(empty($result['member_name'])) > { > mysql_query("UPDATE members SET member_name = 'N/A' WHERE member_id = > ".$

[PHP] can I do this: update table while selecting data from table?

2006-06-14 Thread afan
Am I allowde to do this: $query = mysql_query("SELECT member_id, member_name FROM members"); while($result = mysql_fetch_array($query)) { if(empty($result['member_name'])) { mysql_query("UPDATE members SET member_name = 'N/A' WHERE member_id = ".$result['member_id'].""); } } As far as I