The errors as it prints are: The query I just ran was: select * from GCN_items where `item_num` = '%fm-a294%' The query I just ran was: Resource id #2 0 -----Original Message----- From: CPT John W. Holmes [mailto:holmes072000@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 11:04 AM To: Robert Sossomon; php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Query Error From: "Robert Sossomon" <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > And here is the additem.php file where it check for the info in the > field and it is erroring out. It would be rather useful to know the error... > $get_iteminfo = "select * from GCN_items where 'item_num' LIKE > '%$_POST[sel_item_id]%'"; Take away the single quotes around your column name. You're asking for a 'string' LIKE 'another string' and not comparing anything in your column at all. You can use backticks around table and column names, though. Maybe that's what you're trying to achieve. $get_iteminfo = "select * from GCN_items where `item_num` LIKE '%$_POST[sel_item_id]%'"; ---John Holmes... -- 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