afan@xxxxxxxx wrote: > Am I allowde to do this: > > $query = mysql_query("SELECT member_id, member_name FROM members"); > while($result = mysql_fetch_array($query)) > { > if(empty($result['member_name'])) > { > mysql_query("UPDATE members SET member_name = 'N/A' WHERE member_id = > ".$result['member_id'].""); > } > } > > As far as I know, after "SELECT" query, data are in buffer and I AM able > to connect to the same table and do UPDATE, right? no you'll have to reboot the machine first. seriously though, have you tried it? that said your [probably] better off just doing 1 query: UPDATE members SET member_name = 'N/A' WHERE member_name = ''; that said your [probably] better off leaving the name empty or setting it NULL if it's unknown and showing 'N/A' in whatever output screen it's relevant for any names that are found to be empty. > > Thanks > > -afan > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php