Well, the actual script doesn't just print "found number" if the number
exists... It displays all the data from the database of that record, also
gives an interactive form to update the data and more.
On 10/6/06 3:25 PM, "Børge Holen" <borge@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Why not check if $thekey is in the $db, then else echo not found?
> seems all to much to do so little.
>
> On Friday 06 October 2006 18:35, Rahul S. Johari wrote:
>> Ave,
>>
>> code:
>>
>> $db = dbase_open("osm.dbf", 0);
>> if ($db) {
>> $record_numbers = dbase_numrecords($db);
>> for ($i = 1; $i <= $record_numbers; $i++) {
>> $row = dbase_get_record_with_names($db, $i);
>> if ($row['PHONE'] == $thekey) {
>> echo ³found²;
>> }
>> else {
>> echo ³not found²;
>> }
>> }
>> }
>>
>> The loop reads each row in the database, and checks whether it matches
>> $thekey or not. If it does, it prints ³found², if it doesn¹t, it prints
>> ³not found². But this happens for ³each row² in the database. So if there
>> are 100 records, and the program does find a match, I¹ll get 99 ³not found²
>> printed, and one ³found² printed.
>>
>> I can easily put an ³exit;² after my echo in the else(), but then it stops
>> the loop, and doesn¹t go any further.
>>
>> What do I have to do to get results if the phone matches, print nothing for
>> rows where it doesn¹t match, but give one single ³not found² if the phone
>> number does not exist in the database?
>>
>> The logic is just failing me at this point.
>>
>> Rahul S. Johari
>> Supervisor, Internet & Administration
>> Informed Marketing Services Inc.
>> 500 Federal Street, Suite 201
>> Troy NY 12180
>>
>> Tel: (518) 687-6700 x154
>> Fax: (518) 687-6799
>> Email: rahul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> http://www.informed-sources.com
Rahul S. Johari
Supervisor, Internet & Administration
Informed Marketing Services Inc.
500 Federal Street, Suite 201
Troy NY 12180
Tel: (518) 687-6700 x154
Fax: (518) 687-6799
Email: rahul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.informed-sources.com
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