INSERT ... SELECT is for inserting values from another table into the current one. That is a different circumstance than what was described in the original inquiry. http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/INSERT.html On Tue, 4 Feb 2003 14:32:45 +0100, Ignatius Reilly wrote: >If you want to use WHERE clause, see the > >INSERT table >SELECT ... > >syntax. > >Extremely convenient. You inherit all the flexibility of the SELECT >statement. > >Ignatius >____________________________________________ >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Doug Thompson" <dthompson@brickbarn.com> >To: "Ike Austin" <iaustin@concentric.net>; <php-db@lists.php.net> >Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 2:17 PM >Subject: Re: update > > >> UPDATE is for changing values in existing rows. It appears you want to >> add new information. Use INSERT. >> >> $query= "INSERT tablename SET (username, email, location) VALUES( >> $username, $email, $location)"; >> Note that a WHERE condition is incorrect for INSERT. >> >> Your UPDATE syntax is not correct either. Note that you need only one >> query to update any or all of the columns in a row. >> >> Using your example: >> >> $query="UPDATE tablename SET username=$username, email=$email, >> location=$location WHERE userID=$id"; >> >> Finally, your "Flash of Success" is not useful because it will print >> even when the query fails. >> >> Doug >> >> On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 13:34:41 -0500, Ike Austin wrote: >> >> >Hello, Newbie question. >> > >> >And can the same SQL portion of the code be written something like... >> >query= "UPDATE taablename SET (username, email, location) >> >VALUEs( $username, $email, $location)"; >> > >> >Any reason why this Update command would not execute? >> > >> >// BUILD AND EXECUTE QUERY TO SAVE USER INFO INTO DATABASE TABLE >> >query = "UPDATE forumUsers SET username = '$name' WHERE userID = '$id'"; >> >result = @mysql_query($query); >> >query2 = "UPDATE forumUsers SET email = '$emai' WHERE userID = '$id'"; >> >result2 = @mysql_query($query2); >> >query3 = "UPDATE forumUsers SET Location = '$loc' WHERE userID = '$id'"; >> >result3 = @mysql_query($query3); >> > >> >/ INFORM FLASH OF SUCCESS >> >print "&/:result=Updated Thanks"; >> >// CLOSE LINK TO DATABASE SERVER >> >ysql_close($link); >> >?> >> > >> > >> >Ike >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
