Not terribly elegant, but this should work: SELECT `trivia_answer_1` AS `trivia_answer` FROM `Bible_trivia` WHERE `answer`=1 UNION SELECT `trivia_answer_2` AS `trivia_answer` FROM `Bible_trivia` WHERE `answer`=2 UNION SELECT `trivia_answer_3` AS `trivia_answer` FROM `Bible_trivia` WHERE `answer`=3 UNION SELECT `trivia_answer_4` AS `trivia_answer` FROM `Bible_trivia` WHERE `answer`=4; I have to say that it's likely that your design may not be the most optimal. What happens if you want 5 answers? Or 6? Toby -----Original Message----- From: Ron Piggott [mailto:ron.piggott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 3:25 PM To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: SELECT syntax In my Bible_Trivia table I have the columns `trivia_answer_1`, `trivia_answer_2`, `trivia_answer_3`, `trivia_answer_4`, `answer` `answer` is an integer always with a value of 1 to 4. Is there a way to use the value of `answer` to only select the correct trivia answer? This doesn’t work, but this is the idea I am trying to achieve: SELECT `trivia_answer_`answer`` FROM `Bible_trivia` Thanks in advance, Ron www.TheVerseOfTheDay.info -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
