So show us the code that you tried with. This code doesn't do us any good because it's not causing the error. ---John Holmes... ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Rice" <haloplayer@hotmail.com> To: <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 11:31 AM Subject: need help with "SHOW Colums" > > > > > > > > > mysql_select_db("filterseveuk"); > > $query = ( " SHOW COLUMNS FROM user "); > > $result = mysql_query ( $query ) or die( mysql_error () ); > > while ( $row = mysql_fetch_array ($result) ){ > > $x = 0 ; > > echo $row[$x] ; > > $x++ ; > } > > > I would like to replace the table name "user" with a variable $table, that > wil automatically take the value of the selected table. I have tried many > times but cannot get the correct sql syntax, it keeps saying > "you have an error in your sql syntax near 'user' line 1" when i try it with > $table. > any ideas?? > > thank's, > dave rice (haloplayer@hotmail.com) > > _________________________________________________________________ > Choose an Internet access plan right for you -- try MSN! > http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php