On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 6:51 AM, Peter Jackson <tasmaniac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I am trying to get info out of a MS Access 2000 db. So far I have managed
> to do some of it but current part has me stumped.
>
> Set up
> Machine 1 - Debian 4, Apache, PHP5 unixodbc, mdbtools
> Machine 2 - WindowsXP, MS-Access
>
> Database is in a windows share that is smfs mounted on the linux box.
>
> $conn=odbc_connect("Database","",""); works
> $a = "abcd"; (this value exists in db)
> $stat = "Select * FROM " . '"Table Name"';
> $qry = odbc_exec($conn,$stat);
> $res = odbc_result_all($qry) or die("Error: ");
>
> The above works as I expect it to.(Returns 70 rows)
>
> If I now want to add a where clause
> $stat = "SELECT * FROM " . '"Table Name"' . " Where " . '"Column Name" = "
> . $a; (This works)
>
> Now the place I fall into the abyss.
> if I change WHERE clause in $stat to
> " WHERE " . '"Column Name"' LIKE abc* (or other variations like abc%
> "abc%" "abc*" 'abc%' 'abc*')
> All I end up with is a blank page or Warning odbc_result_all No tuples
> available at this result index.
>
> Also I'm having trouble working out how to use a date in the WHERE clause.
> I've tried #yy-mm-dd# yy-mm-dd* dd/mm/yy etc etc (oh and yy/mm/dd 00:00:00
> etc
> I realize this is probably more odbc/sql related but after a lot of
> goggling and reading I havent found the answer (about 5 days so far)
> And before everyone shouts use mySQL postgresql etc that isnt an option at
> this point in time. I dont need to update the records I just need to be able
> to read them with php.
>
> Oh and whilst I'm here is it possible to read an ms-query via odbc?
> (eg select * from myquery). Just thinking that may fix one of my problems
> (Caps and spaces in table/column names aaarrgghh)
>
> Peter Jackson
>
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As the data seems to be text based, you need to quote it
WHERE " . '"Column Name"' LIKE 'abc%'
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