On Thursday 04 March 2004 10:36, jeffrey_n_Dyke@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > >>IMO it is better to use the braces syntax: > >>"insert into show > >>values('','{$_POST['Accnt_name']}','{$_POST['acc_num']}', ...)" > > I'm not second guessing at all, just curious as to why? Is it less work on > the parser? > Do you find it cleaner? Consistent - items in arrays are always referenced by $array['item']. Clean - no jumping in and out of double-quotes > I've often used Richard's method myself, for the > color coding that shows > in my editors(Ultraedit and VIM) when concatenating with . , mainly for > readability...but have found myself, of late, using the braces more... The braces syntax highlights fine on Quanta. -- 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 ------------------------------------------ /* Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight. -- Phyllis Diller, "Phyllis Diller's Housekeeping Hints" */ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php