Hi, For reference, this didn't work, but just using single quotes instead of double quotes did. Mark ""Yves Sucaet"" <yves.sucaet@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:006201c9c3ff$4896f7e0$0402a8c0@xxxxxxxxxxxx > What if you use back-quotes `` around the table/view name? > $stmt = OCIParse($conn, "SELECT * FROM `v$sql`"); > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <N.A.Morgan@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Mark Casson" <confused@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 5:25 AM > Subject: RE: PHP and table/view names with '$' > > > I find that using single quotes rather than double quotes prevents > variable substitution. > > I don't know if this is an undocumented feature, as the documentation > says that both have the same functionality. > > Regards, Neil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Casson [mailto:confused@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 23 April 2009 11:04 > To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: PHP and table/view names with '$' > > Hi, > > I am trying to access some of the v$ views using php on iis, with admin > privileges. > > However, using: > > $stmt = OCIParse($conn, "SELECT * FROM v$sql"); > > gives me this error: > > PHP Notice: undefined variable: sql . . . > > Is there a way around this? > > Thanks > > Mark > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
