Well, it worked for ONE submission.... I was so excited. :) Then I went back to enter another test, and when I went back to the page, it displayed everything up to that line again, but JUST output, " Error retrieving records. " ??? Why woudl it work just once? "Mel Hodges" <Mel@AGoodKnife.com> wrote in message 1059767655.3f2ac5673a9ce@www.melhodges.com">news:1059767655.3f2ac5673a9ce@www.melhodges.com... > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz > > > > > > > Open Source Software Systems Integrators > > > > > > > * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications > > > > > > Development * > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > Search the list archives before you post > > > > > > > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-db > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > /* > > > > > > > Sometimes a man will tell his bartender things he'll never tell > > > > > > his doctor. > > > > > > > -- Dr. Phillip Boyce, "The Menagerie" ("The Cage"), > > > > > > > stardate unknown. > > > > > > > */ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > > Mark Weinstock > > > > > mark_weinstock@yahoo.com > > > > > *************************************** > > > > > You can't demand something as a "right" unless you are willing to > > fight to > > > > death to defend everyone else's right to the same thing. > > > > > *************************************** > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > > Yahoo! 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