$result = mysql_query("SELECT System_ID, System_name FROM Systems"); /* you can get all systems by this : */ while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_NUM)) { $sysarray[$row[0]]= $row[1]; $isselected[$row[0]]=FALSE; } Then $result = mysql_query("SELECT System_ID, FROM User_Systems where User_ID=".$usr_id); /* usr_id is the particular user you want to show info about*/ while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_NUM)) { $isselected[$row[0]]= TRUE; } And now the $sysarray contains system_id and name pairs and $isselected contains system_id and whether a system is selected by a user or not HTH Mustafa Ocak PHP Developer Ankara, Turkey ----- Original Message ----- From: "shaun" <shaun@mania.plus.com> To: <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 1:09 PM Subject: Re: mysql_query > array > any chance of a longer answer ;) > > "Matthew Nock" <matthew@mnc.com.au> wrote in message > DOEEJNAFHHEJMCCGIDPDEELCEDAA.matthew@mnc.com.au">news:DOEEJNAFHHEJMCCGIDPDEELCEDAA.matthew@mnc.com.au... > > short answer: yes. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: shaun [mailto:shaun@mania.plus.com] > > Sent: Thursday, 17 April 2003 7:56 PM > > To: php-db@lists.php.net > > Subject: mysql_query > array > > > > > > Hi, > > > > is it possible to retreive the contents of a query to an array. The reason > i > > ask is because i have a page which shows a list of sytems held in the > > Systems table. By each system i have a check box and if the user is > > competent in that system i want to place a tick in it. This data is stored > > in User_Systems with System_ID and User_ID. So what i would like to do is > > query the Systems table to get all the systems then query the User_Systems > > table and get an array of system_ids. Then whilst drawing the table of > > checkboxes i can check to see if the system_id for that checkbox is in the > > array... > > > > Thanks for your help > > > > > > > > -- > > 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