u mean like this?? <? //> $id=mysql_result($result,$i,"ID"); while($temp = mysql_fetch_array($result)){ foreach($temp as $varNm =>$varVal){ $$varNm =$varVal; } /* put your table code here */ } ?> SOry just gues! ----- Original Message ----- From: "sam rumaizan" <samcalc@xxxxxxxxx> To: <php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 3:24 PM Subject: Dynamically update mysql field > I have Textarea generated by while loop. How can I name it to be able to use it with my mysql update statement? Scroll down to see it > > > while($i<$num) > { > // collect all Information > $id=mysql_result($result,$i,"ID"); > $RefNo=mysql_result($result,$i,"Ref_No"); > $JobTitle=mysql_result($result,$i,"Job_Title"); > $Category=mysql_result($result,$i,"Category"); > $AssignEngineer=mysql_result($result,$i,"Assign_Engineer"); > $DateReceived=mysql_result($result,$i,"Date_Received"); > $DateRequired=mysql_result($result,$i,"Date_Required"); > $DateAssigned=mysql_result($result,$i,"Date_Assigned"); > $ProjectedCompletionDate=mysql_result($result,$i,"ProjectedCompletionDate"); > $DateCompleted=mysql_result($result,$i,"Date_Completed"); > $ManhourSpent=mysql_result($result,$i,"ManhourSpent"); > $Status=mysql_result($result,$i,"Status"); > > ?> > > <TBODY> > <TR VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="CENTER"> > <TD><? echo "$id" ?></TD> > <TD><? echo "$RefNo" ?></TD> > > <TD> <P><TEXTAREA NAME=text ROWS="10" > COLS="40"><? echo "$JobTitle"?></TEXTAREA> > > <BR><INPUT TYPE="submit" > VALUE="Update"> > <INPUT type="reset"></P></TD> > <TD><? echo "$Category" ?></TD> > <TD><? echo "$AssignEngineer" ?></TD> > <TD><? echo "$DateReceived" ?></TD> > <TD><? echo "$DateRequired" ?></TD> > <TD><? echo "$DateAssigned" ?></TD> > <TD><? echo "$ProjectedCompletionDate" ?></TD> > <TD><? echo "$DateCompleted" ?></TD> > <TD><? echo "$ManhourSpent" ?></TD> > <TD><? echo "$Status" ?></TD> > </TR> > </TBODY> > > > <? > ++$i; > } > } > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php