Hi, I have a table: CREATE TABLE `cashmire` (`id` smallint(3) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment, `itemcode` varchar(25) NOT NULL default '', `collection` char(2) NOT NULL default 'cl', `promotion` char(1) default 'n', `bestSeller` char(1) default 'n', `newArrival` char(1) default 'n', `size` varchar(15) default NULL, `colour` varchar(30) default NULL, `image` varchar(7) default NULL, `currency` char(3) default 'MRS', `price` mediumint(8) unsigned NOT NULL default '0', `description` text, `purchased` smallint(3) unsigned default NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`id`), UNIQUE KEY `itemcode` (`itemcode`), ) TYPE=MyISAM; When i run this SQL: insert into cashmire ('itemcode', 'collection', 'promotion', 'bestSeller', 'newArrival', 'size', 'color', 'image', 'currency', 'price', 'description', 'purchased') values ('31474', 'cl', 'n', 'n', 'y', 'S-M-L-XL', 'AQ-BL-EC', '', 'MRS', '8400', 'Long sleeve chunky roll neck cardigan (12 ply) with high ribbed welt and turn-back cuffs, authentic coconut buttons', '0') I get: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ''itemcode', 'collection', 'promotion', 'bestSeller', 'newArriva I can't understand... tried googling but still no answer! Can someone help me please, regards, nadim attari -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php