Thanks :) Got that answer just a moment ago... I'm doing this in another script anyway... *dizzy* Well now it would be interessting to know how to accomplish this without this "work around". The PHP authors must have thought about a way to use variables with text marks inside strings, don't they? regards > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Smith [mailto:csmith@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 2:49 AM > To: Christian Marschalek; [PHP] PostgreSQL > Subject: Re: [PHP] Variable question... > > > Hey, > > It might not be translating the array contents properly > (because of the > quotes inside the $HTTP_SESSION_VARS? Not sure)... > > Try - > > $result = pg_exec($c1, "SELECT o_plz FROM ort_tabelle WHERE o_plz = > ".$HTTP_SESSION_VARS['user_tabelleXu_o_plz']); > > which basically appends the session variable onto the end of > the query.. > > > Can anyone please tell me why this does not work: > > > > $result = pg_exec($c1,"SELECT o_plz FROM ort_tabelle WHERE o_plz = > > $HTTP_SESSION_VARS['user_tabelleXu_o_plz']"); > > > > And I have to do the following instead? > > > > $plz = $HTTP_SESSION_VARS['user_tabelleXu_o_plz']; > > $result = query_trans($c1, "SELECT o_plz FROM ort_tabelle > WHERE o_plz > > = > > $plz"); > > -- > > Chris Smith > http://www.squiz.net > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html