* Hillensbeck, Preston <PHillensbeck@xxxxxxxxxx> [17 04 02 23:30]: >Hmmm well it still tells me the same thing when I take the quotes off. Is >there some type of casting that I might have to do? I have read about the >cast command, but don't understand how to use it. Looks like the definition of the attribut check_trans_type is not text, but numeric. The quotes are not needed when entering numeric data but they also do not disturb. > > >Hi Preston > >@$sql="INSERT INTO checking VALUES('$check_date', '$check_num', >'$check_pay', '$check_amount', '$check_trans_type');"; > >Try your INSERT without '' around '$check_amount'. The quotes are only >used for character-types but not for numeric data. > -- --//--\\-- Eckhard Hoeffner e-hoeffner@xxxxxxxxxxx Tal 44 D-80331 München