Howard,
That has certainly worked and I have taken on board what you and Jon say.
I was thrown by the big table being unhappy with anything I did. This
format is in the original table I used as template; I will try to imprint
it on my mind as *not* the thing to change when I meet problems!
Many thanks,
Joseph
> Jon's right -- that is fishy.
>
> Jon Haworth wrote:
> >>$sql = @mysql_query("INSERT INTO spw_type (spw_type_id ,
> >>spw_type_description) VALUES ('', '$_POST[poemtype]')")
> >>or die ("Query failed");
>
> Although I think it does work, it's depecrated PHP syntax. You should
> include quotes around the key name ($_POST['poemtype']).
>
> But now you're probably thinking, "Won't this terminate my string?" Yes,
> it will, so in addition, you need to add braces around the array
> accessor so that PHP knows exactly what needs to be interepreted.
>
> $sql = @mysql_query("INSERT INTO spw_type (spw_type_id ,
> spw_type_description) VALUES ('', '{$_POST['poemtype']}')")
> or die ("Query failed");
> --
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