Re: Need help with updating existing mysql records with something else

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Dear Guru

U can "update" the record with following

===========
$result = mysql_query("UPDATE  tax set mwool40_
totqty = $res", $connection) or die("error
updating database");

if (mysql_affected_rows($connection) != 1 (/* no of rows that should be
updated */)
{
die("Update problem") ;
}

The only issue is the where condition that you would put in the query
UPDATE  tax set mwool40_totqty = $res where ...
============
regds
amit

"The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense."


2011/11/11 Guru™ <nagendra802000@xxxxxxxxx>

> Hi All,
>
> I want to update an existing mysql record with another value after
> calculating it. Below is the code.
>
> <?php
> $connection = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "") or die("Error
> connecting to database");
> mysql_select_db("maha", $connection);
> $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM tax", $connection) or die("error
> querying database");
> $i = 0;
> while($result_ar = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)){
> ?>
> <tr <?php if($i%2 == 1){ echo "class='body2'"; }else{echo
> "class='body1'";}?>>
> <td>
> <?php
> $res=$result_ar['mwool40_totqty']-10;
> echo $res;
> ?></td>
> </tr>
> <?php
> $i+=1;
> }
> ?>
>
>
> I want to append the $mwool40_totqty value with the calculated one "$res".
> Let say initially the value of $mwool40_totqty is 50. and after calculation
> its value became 40, then the code should edit/alter/update the value in
> mysql table with integer 40. Please help me with this.
>
>
> --
> *Best,
> *
> *Guru™*
>

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