Posted by ZeldorBlat on 01/17/07 02:26

user wrote:
> Have require file with several query stings in it.
>
> Depending on user input one of strings is selected. Everything going
> along smoothly until I wanted to also input a variable in string. If I
> put string in program works ok, but, if I use string from require file I
> can not seem to insert string.
>
> $cccb_id is sting..... to be inserted into $query4 and changes depending
> on user input.
>
> $query4 = "select cccb.cccb_name as 'cccb', CONCAT(member_fname,'
> ',member_lname) as 'member' from member_cccb_lnk join member on
> (member.member_no = member_cccb_lnk.member_no) join cccb on
> member_cccb_lnk.cccb_id = cccb.cccb_id and cccb.cccb_id = "$cccb_id"
> order by member";
>
> output is: select cccb.cccb_name as 'cccb', CONCAT(member_fname,'
> ',member_lname) as 'member' from member_cccb_lnk join member on
> (member.member_no = member_cccb_lnk.member_no) join cccb on
> member_cccb_lnk.cccb_id = cccb.cccb_id and cccb.cccb_id = order by
> memberError 1064
>
> as you can see, "$cccb_id" is not in query string.
>
> any help will be appreciated.

Count your double quotes:

$query4 = "select cccb.cccb ... and cccb.cccb_id = "$cccb_id" order by
member";

So your $cccb_id isn't inside the quotes. You probably want to either
remove those quotes so the variable is inserted into the string
automatically or add .'s on both sides of $cccb_id.

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