This will be of help. http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.is-numeric.php On 8/15/07, Gregory Machin <gregory.machin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > i have a piece of code that gets info from a comma delimited file, > then gets each value that is to be insterted into the database .... > > The variabls must only contain numbers and must not be null .. > but the logic i have is iether not working or there are some hidden > characters creeping in because it is processing the data ... how can i > do this better ? > > > for($i=2;$i<$arrsize;$i++){ > $parts=explode(",",$lines[$i]); > $stnr=$parts[0]; > $subj=$parts[1]; > $mark=$parts[4]; > if (($stnr>"") and ($subj>"") and ($mark>"")){ > //do alot of something lol > } > } > > -- > Gregory Machin > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php