Are you sure that the value is a string? If its numeric, then try the check without the quotes around the value bastien> From: ron.php@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:49:55 -0500> Subject: IF command> > When $component_reference is 5 or 19 I don't want the echo statement to > output to the screen. What is the correct syntax? What I have below isn't > working. Thanks for your help. Ron> > if ( ($component_reference != "5") OR ($component_reference != "19") ) {> echo "<li><a href=\"index.php?request=" . $request . "\">" . > $component_name . "</a>";> }> > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php> _________________________________________________________________ Send a smile, make someone laugh, have some fun! Start now! http://www.freemessengeremoticons.ca/?icid=EMENCA122