LinuxManMikeC wrote: > On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Richard Lynch <ceo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> The subject line says it all: >> >> mysql_real_escape_string(0xffffffff) yields -1 >> >> What's up with that? >> >> Is there some way to convince mysql_real_escape_string to use BIGINT? >> >> I guess I'll just PCRE for digits and then pass it in and... >> >> But what if somebody passes in some BC Math number?... >> > > Try passing it as a string literal, NOT a hexadecimal numeric literal. > > mysql_real_escape_string('0xffffffff'); > > In case you haven't noticed, SQL statements are stored in strings. And mysql_real_escape_string() expects a string as an argument. -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php