To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm On 03 December 2004 14:39, Stuart Felenstein wrote: > I want to send back a message when no matches are > found on my search page. Basically "No matches > found". I assumed that mysql_fetch_assoc would be the > determining factor on whether any rows will come back. > As you can see below I do a if ($row_rsCS == false). > Apparently though (while the message is sharp and > centered ;)), it is not to right place, since it sends > the message and exits whether records / matches exist or not. Any > suggestions ? > > Thank you > Stuart > > $query_limit_rsCS = sprintf("%s LIMIT %d, %d", > $query_rsCS, $startRow_rsCS, $maxRows_rsCS); > //print_r($query_limit_rsCS); > $rsCS = mysql_query($query_limit_rsCS, $Pmmodel) or > die(mysql_error()); //print_r($rsCS); > $row_rsCS = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsCS); > > if ($row_rsCS == false) > ?> The closing ?> of a PHP segment also implies an end-of-statement semicolon -- so the above is equivalent to: if ($row_rsCS == false) ; ?> Which, of course, means that the scope of the if doesn't extend to anything beyond this point. You need to mark the block controlled by the if, using either {-} or :-endif, according to your taste. Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Headingley Campus, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: m.ford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php