On Saturday 07 December 2002 05:00, Jonathan wrote: > This is the first time I am trying to create a table in MySQL based on > user input. > > Here is the scenario, > > The user will enter in the name of a stage, e.g. Harley Davidson. > I then look for the first space (to indicate the first word), make it > into lower case and then do the following: > > $new_stage_name = "stage_".$var; > > This will give $new_stage_name the value of "stage_harley". > > That works fine. > > Now I want to run the following query: > > $SQL = "CREATE TABLE ".$new_stage_name." (set values and their > properties)"; > > If I run this query using PHPMyAdmin, minus the var of course, the table > is created. > > When I run it in my code, nothing happens. I do a die($SQL) to see the > final outcome of the query and it's correct and is what I am using to > run the query in PHPMyAdmin. mysql_error() to see what the problem is. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * /* "...and the fully armed nuclear warheads, are, of course, merely a courtesy detail." */ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php