Hi, I get strange output if I combine sprintf and mysql_real_escape_string. If I do this the resulting into the database is \' not ' as I want. mysql_query(sprintf("INSERT INTO table (value1, value2) VALUES (1, '%s')", mysql_real_escape_string(" ' "))); Should this be like this? Do the sprintf already add slashes or something? /Peter -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php