Generally, scope is fairly loose in PHP. If $row is set by mysql_fetch_array(...) it should carry throughout your script as it is, unless modified. Try commenting out non-relavant pieces of the code and var_dump(...)ing the $row variable at the start and throughout the script. Aaron On 1/5/06, Mike Tuller <php@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Excuse the last post, I didn't have all the code it there. > > I have a table listing items in a database, and have a delete button > next to each item, and I want to be able to click on the delete and > delete only that record in the database and then reload the page > where it would display the updated information. Here is part of the > code I have. > > // list elements one by one until there are no more in the > database > while ( $row=mysql_fetch_array($result2) ) > { > if ($row[range] != "") > { > echo " > <form action=".$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']." > method=\"post\" name= > \"deleteRange\"> > <tr class=\"trlist\"> > <td>$row[id]</td> > <td>$row[range]</td> > <td align=\"right\"><input type=\"submit\" > name=\"deleteRange\" > value=\"Delete\" /></td> > </tr> > </form> > "; > } > } > echo "</table>"; > > echo " > <br /> > <form action=".$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']." method=\"post\" > name= > \"addrange\"> > <table class=\"nolist\"> > <tr> > <td>Add Range: $row[id]</td> > <td><input type=\"text\" > name=\"name\" size=\"53\" tabindex=\"9 > \" /></td> > <td align=\"right\"><input > type=\"submit\" name=\"addRange\" > value=\"Add Range\" /></td> > </tr> > > </table> > </form>"; > > > > } > elseif (isset($_POST['deleteRange'])) > { > > $query = "delete from district.ip_range where id = $row[id]"; > > mysql_query($query, $link) or die (mysql_error()); > > echo "Record ".$row[id]." has beed deleted."; > > } > > They key I am using to find the record I want to delete is the the > $row[id], but that is out of the scope of where the variable is set. > Is there a way to set a variable so that it goes outside the scope? > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >