thank you all, you've been a really good help I must say i've learned a lot, i will now try and get busy
ps. this php mailing list really works :>) many thanks Caleb Carvalho Application Engineer CSO Europe LoadRunner/APM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enterprise Testing and Performance Management Solutions ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mercury Interactive 410 Frimley Business Park Frimley, Surrey. GU16 7ST United Kingdom Telephone : +44 (0)1276 808300 >From: "Dimitris Kossikidis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Caleb Carvalho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [PHP] still learning php >Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 17:08:00 +0300 > >$sql = " select firstname, lastname, address etc from TABLE"; > >execute sql statement; > >while fetching records { > $firstname = stripslashes( $firstname); > $lastname = stripslashes ( $lastname); // "O\' Reily" now becomes "O' >Reily" > } >that's all > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Caleb Carvalho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 4:32 PM >Subject: Re: [PHP] still learning php > > > > thank you soooo much that was much much better indeed :), > > > > i am assuming that i need to use the same for sql_quey sql_display > > is that correct? > > > > > > Caleb Carvalho > > Application Engineer > > LoadRunner/APM > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >--------------- > > Enterprise Testing and Performance Management Solutions > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >--------------- > > Mercury Interactive > > 410 Frimley Business Park > > Frimley, Surrey. GU16 7ST > > United Kingdom > > Telephone : +44 (0)1276 808300 > > > > > > > > >From: "Dimitris Kossikidis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "Caleb Carvalho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: Re: [PHP] still learning php > > >Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 15:52:23 +0300 > > > > > >Use addslashes() to escape single quotes or double quotes. It 's in the > > >manual.... > > > > > >// giving some values > > >$firstname ="Bob"; > > >$lastname = "O' Reily"; // This could cause an error if not use >addslashes > > >$address = "Somewhere"; > > >$age= 19; > > > > > >// adding slashes to quotes > > >$firstname = addslashes($firstname); > > >$lastname = addslashes($lastname); > > >$address = addslashes($address); > > > > > >$sql = " insert into TABLE values ( '$firstname', '$lastname', >'$address', > > >$age) "; > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Caleb Carvalho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 3:36 PM > > >Subject: Re: [PHP] still learning php > > > > > > > > > > Hi Dimitris, > > > > > > > > thanks, but what if I have 5 fields to add into ie > > >name,surname,comments? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Caleb Carvalho > > > > Application Engineer > > > > LoadRunner/APM > > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >--------------- > > > > Enterprise Testing and Performance Management Solutions > > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >--------------- > > > > Mercury Interactive > > > > 410 Frimley Business Park > > > > Frimley, Surrey. GU16 7ST > > > > United Kingdom > > > > Telephone : +44 (0)1276 808300 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Dimitris Kossikidis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >To: "Caleb Carvalho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Subject: Re: [PHP] still learning php > > > > >Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 14:29:14 +0300 > > > > > > > > > >$field_value = "I 'm bla bla"; > > > > >$field_value = addslashes($field_value); > > > > > > > > > >$sql = "Insert into TABLE values('$field_value'); > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > >From: "Caleb Carvalho" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 2:05 PM > > > > >Subject: [PHP] still learning php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I posted a msg earlier on regarding error when adding text with > > >quotes > > >' > > > > > > .. > > > > > > I have just found out thar I need to use addslash() function, > > > > > > > > > > > > my q's is > > > > > > > > > > > > where do i put this function? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Caleb Carvalho > > > > > > Application Engineer > > > > > > LoadRunner/APM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > >--------------- > > > > > > Enterprise Testing and Performance Management Solutions > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > >--------------- > > > > > > Mercury Interactive > > > > > > 410 Frimley Business Park > > > > > > Frimley, Surrey. 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