On Friday 06 October 2006 21:45, Rahul S. Johari wrote:
> 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.
Yes, and my point is still valid. need only to fetch bits'n bytes where
$thekey is located, leave the rest be.
>
> 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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