THAT'S IT!!! Sweet... Xmas hangover be damned... got there in the end..! Cheers everyone, happy new year!!! "John W. Holmes" <holmes072000@xxxxxxxxxxx> 29/12/2003 13:11 Please respond to holmes072000@xxxxxxxxxxx To Tristan.Pretty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx cc php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject Re: [PHP-DB] Remove all instances of a character.... Tristan.Pretty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Tried that but I got an error when using PHPMyAdmin... > > UPDATE risk_corpdatacapture email = REPLACE(email,';','') > just don't work??? You're missing "SET"... UPDATE risk_corpdatacapture SET email = REPLACE(email,';',''); -- ---John Holmes... Amazon Wishlist: www.amazon.com/o/registry/3BEXC84AB3A5E/ php|architect: The Magazine for PHP Professionals â www.phparch.com -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php ********************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. ***********************************************************************