--- dpgirago@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > --- "Ford, Mike" <M.Ford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Don't know about other database engines, but in > MySQL, it doesn't matter > if an int is inserted as a string, i.e., with the > quotes. My recollection > is that MySQL handles the type conversion > internally. So, assuming you are > validating the entries before inserting, if a value > is missing, assign to > it ''. Whatever the field has as a default value > will then be inserted > into the table. > > dave Well most of these fields are optional and in the db set to allow null. I went ahead and put '' around all the values so just in case. Though I know for a fact it was working without them before. Oh and yes it seems to be working now. Stuart -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php