On Monday 18 March 2002 14:53, jas wrote: > I need some help with a query to place the results within a text area... > here is the code and so far every time I try it out all that happens is it > displays the textbox but not the results of the query. > <form name="wel_area" method="post" action="index_confirm.php3 > target="box"> <?php > $record = mysql_fetch_array(@mysql_query("SELECT wel_area FROM > cm_index",$dbh)); > echo "<textarea name='wel_area' value='{$record['wel_area']}' cols='25' > rows='8'></textarea><br><input type='submit' name='save' > value='save'><br>\n"; > ?> > </form>
If this is *all* your code then you're missing the important step of connecting to the mysql server and selecting a database. Have a look at the examples in the manual. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.com.hk /* Most people don't need a great deal of love nearly so much as they need a steady supply. */ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php