Myfault.. you should be using link_id instead of dbHandletry this:
$result = mysql_query($strSQL, $link_id) OR DIE("Error retrieving records.");
Quoting Jeff <jroth1@telus.net>:
> K, that got my a bit further, now it shows half the page but stops at the
> line:
>
> $result = mysql_query($strSQL, $dbHandle) OR DIE("Error retrieving
> records.");
>
> With error:
>
> Warning: mysql_query(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource
> in C:\FoxServ\www\encana_db.php on line 40
> Error retrieving records.
>
> BTW, thank you everyone for your help.
>
>
> "Mel Hodges" <Mel@AGoodKnife.com> wrote in message
> 1059766766.3f2ac1ee68ffc@www.melhodges.com">news:1059766766.3f2ac1ee68ffc@www.melhodges.com...
> > Try this:
> >
> > $strSQL = "INSERT INTO gradients (kwo, lsd, date, well, field, uni,
> license,
> > formation) VALUES
> > ('$kwo', '$lsd', '$date', '$well', '$field', '$uni', '$license',
> '$formation')";
> > $result = mysql_query($strSQL, $dbHandle) OR DIE("Error retrieving
> records.");
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Quoting Jeff <jroth1@telus.net>:
> >
> > > Yes I'm new at this - sorry for sounding like an idiot. I'm a network
> guy,
> > > not a coder by any means - just learning. (Company "project")
> > >
> > > > First of all, get rid of all those extraneous open and close (
> > > > ?><?php) tags that your editor put in -
> > >
> > > Done - it isn't the editor, I put them there - a lot of diffrent
> testing,
> > > and havn't had a changce to clean it up yet.
> > >
> > > >(or is this code cobbled from
> > > >other places?).
> > >
> > > No, that's plagerisum. :P Doing this all form a book I purchased which
> > > dosn't cover MySQL as much as I had hoped. Thats what I get for buying
> it
> > > online. :P
> > >
> > > >Second, the line in question is not valid PHP code.
> > >
> > > I figured as much, and did as you said, but it's still returning an
> error.
> > >
> > > >It's SQL. Put it in quotes, assign it to a variable, and call it
> > > >through a mysql_query() function.
> > >
> > > Error: Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING in
> > > C:\FoxServ\www\encana_db.php on line 36
> > >
> > > My new code:
> > > <?php
> > > $PHP_SELF = mysql_query(INSERT INTO gradients (kwo, lsd, date, well,
> field,
> > > uni, license, formation) VALUES ('$kwo', '$lsd', '$date', '$well',
> '$field',
> > > '$uni', '$license', '$formation') )
> > > ?>
> > >
> > > > --- Jeff <jroth1@telus.net> wrote:
> > > > > Sorry, I just realized that's an older copy of the code, here is
> > > > > the updated stuff - (It's just one more line, the line that's
> > > > > giving me greaf. :P )
> > > > >
> > > > > <?php
> > > > > $link_id = mysql_connect("localhost","admin","*******")
> > > > > or die("Unable to connect to SQL server");
> > > > > mysql_select_db("database",$link_id)
> > > > > or die("Unable to select database");
> > > > > ?>
> > > > >
> > > > > <?php
> > > > >
> > > > > global $PHP_SELF
> > > > >
> > > > > ?>
> > > > >
> > > > > <?php
> > > > > // echo $results;
> > > > > ?>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > <HTML>
> > > > > <HEAD>
> > > > > <TITLE>DB</TITLE>
> > > > > </HEAD>
> > > > >
> > > > > <BODY BGCOLOR="white">
> > > > >
> > > > > <a href="index1.php"> Home </a>|<a href="list_db.php"> Display All
> > > > > </a>|<a href=""> Search </a>
> > > > > <BR>
> > > > > Total Entries:
> > > > > <?php
> > > > > $query = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM gradients";
> > > > > $num_count = mysql_query($query) or die("Select Failed!");
> > > > > $count = mysql_fetch_array($num_count);
> > > > >
> > > > > ?>
> > > > >
> > > > > <A HREF="
> > > > > <?$PHP_SELF?>
> > > > >
> > > > > ?complete=1">
> > > > > <?php echo $count[0]; ?>
> > > > > </a>
> > > > >
> > > > > <BR><div align="center"><img src=http://dataguy/logo_small.jpg>
> > > > >
> > > > > <BR><b>Title for page</B><BR></div>
> > > > >
> > > > > <?php
> > > > > INSERT INTO gradients (kwo, lsd, date, well, field, uni, license,
> > > > > formation) VALUES ('$kwo', '$lsd', '$date', '$well', '$field',
> > > > > '$uni', '$license', '$formation')
> > > > > ?>
> > > > >
> > > > > <div align="center">
> > > > > <FORM METHOD="post" ACTION="<?php echo $PHP_SELF ?>">
> > > > > <HR><HR>
> > > > > <PRE> <b>
> > > > >
> > > > > KWL WO#: <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="kwo" VALUE="">
> > > > > LSD: <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="lsd" VALUE="">
> > > > > Date Completed: <input type="text" name="date" value="">
> > > > > Well Name: <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="well" VALUE="">
> > > > > Fieled/Pool: <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="field" VALUE="">
> > > > > Unique: <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="uni" VALUE="">
> > > > > License #: <input type="text" name="license" value="">
> > > > > Formation: <input type="text" name="formation" value="">
> > > > > Perfs: <input type="text" name="perfs" value="">
> > > > > Event No.: <input type="text" name="event" value="">
> > > > > Well Fluid Status: <input type="text" name="fluid" value="">
> > > > > Well
> > > > > Status Mode: <input type="text" name="mode" value="">
> > > > > Well Status Type: <input type="text" name="type" value="">
> > > > > Type V/D/H: <input type="text" name="vdh" value="">
> > > > > File Name: <input type="text" name="file" value="">
> > > > > KB: <input type="text" name="kb" value="">
> > > > > GRD: <input type="text" name="grd" value="">
> > > > > Open Hole: <input type="text" name="open" value="">
> > > > > Sour: <input type="text" name="sour" value="">
> > > > > Tubing Size: <input type="text" name="tube" value="">
> > > > > Landed @: <input type="text" name="landed" value="">
> > > > > Casing Size: <input type="text" name="casing" value="">
> > > > > Landed @: <input type="text" name="landed2" value="">
> > > > > Shut In Date: <input type="text" name="shut_date" value="">
> > > > > Shut In Time: <input type="text" name="shut_time" value="">
> > > > > Pres
> > > > > TUB/CAS KPAg: <input type="text" name="pres" value="">
> > > > > Tag PBTD: <input type="text" name="tag" value="">
> > > > >
> > > > > <br> <HR><HR>
> > > > > <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Submit">
> > > > >
> > > > > </PRE> </b>
> > > > > </FORM>
> > > > > </div>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > <BR><BR>
> > > > >
> > > > > </head>
> > > > > </HTML>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Jason Wong" <php-db@gremlins.biz> wrote in message
> > > > > 200308020214.46435.php-db@gremlins.biz">news:200308020214.46435.php-db@gremlins.biz...
> > > > > > On Saturday 02 August 2003 01:46, Jeff wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I tried doing this through the news server, but something
> > > > > messed up.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I just need to know how to make an HTML form write to a MySQL
> > > > > DB.
> > > > > > > This is what I have so far.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > [snip]
> > > > > >
> > > > > > And does it work? If it works then congratulations. If it doesn't
> > > > > work, *how*
> > > > > > doesn't it work.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If you're new to all this, you might want to start by reading
> > > > > some of the
> > > > > > numerous tutorials available (google for them) and follow through
> > > > > a few of
> > > > > > them.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
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