Hi The following will print the variables ($tim1 and $tim2) correctly but the IF statement using the same vars will not work, it will only work as below which seems to work by comparing the text values of the 2 variables $tim1 $tim2. while($myrow = mysql_fetch_array($result)) { $tim1="timea"; $tim2="timeb"; if ($tim1 < $tim2) { echo "<TR><TD>".$myrow[$tim1]."</a><TD>".$myrow[$tim2]."</a><TD>".$myrow["labor_o rd_no"]."</a><TD>".$myrow["labor_wkyr"]."</a><TD>".$myrow["works_orders_cust omer_id"]."</a><TD>".$myrow["works_orders_part_no"]."</a><TD>".$myrow["works _orders_qty"]."</a><TD>".$myrow["labor_qty"]."</a><TD>".$myrow["labor_time"] ."</a><TD>".$myrow["timea"]; Regards Steve Dodkins IMPORTANT NOTICE The information in this e-mail is confidential and should only be read by those persons to whom it is addressed and is not intended to be relied upon by any person without subsequent written confirmation of its contents. ebm-ZIEHL (UK) Ltd. cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this message as it has been transmitted over a public network. Furthermore, the content of this e-mail is the personal view of the sender and does not represent the advice, views or opinion of our company. Accordingly, our company disclaim all responsibility and accept no liability (including in negligence) for the consequences of any person acting, or refraining from acting, on such information prior to the receipt by those persons of subsequent written confirmation. In particular (but not by way of limitation) our company disclaims all responsibility and accepts no liability for any e-mails which are defamatory, offensive, racist or in any other way are in breach of any third party's rights, including breach of confidence, privacy or other rights. If you have received this e-mail message in error, please notify me immediately by telephone. Please also destroy and delete the message from your computer. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of this e-mail message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this E-mail in error, or suspect that the message may have been intercepted or amended, please notify ebm-ZIEHL (UK) Ltd on +44(0)1245 468555. ebm-ZIEHL (UK) Ltd Chelmsford Business Park, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 5EZ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php