Thanks man, this works great...
"Basil Groman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> If I understand what you are looking for, this should work for you:
>
> $indent_str = ' ';
> $qry = 'SELECT * FROM test ORDER BY category';
> $result = mysql_query($qry);
> $current_category = "";
> while ($r = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
> if ($r['category'] <> $current_category){
> //first time category
> $current_category = $r['category'];
> printf("<b>%s</b><br>\n",$current_category);
> }
> //Now just print the title in this row
> printf("$indent_str<i>%s</i><br>\n",$r['title']);
> }
>
> basil
>
> At 11:58 AM 3/31/2001 +1000, Mark Bayfield wrote:
> >Thanks for the code. Its not doing exactly what I want, but with a little
> >modification is is kind of working.
> >The one problem is that it is putting the Title first and the catagory
> >second. so it is coming up with:
> >
> >title1
> >title2
> >catagory
> >title3
> >title4
> >catagory1
> >
> >and the last catagory is droping off. I have modified the code as such
(if
> >you can help so that the catagory is first and the titles second it would
be
> >a great help):
> >
> >$result = mysql_query ("SELECT * from article ORDER BY catagory");
> >$temp = "";
> >while ($r = mysql_fetch_array($result))
> >{
> > if (empty($temp)) // will be fired only once!
> > {
> > $temp = $r["catagory"]; // get category name
> > // echo "This is category <b>" . $temp ."</b>, and it's titles are as
> >following:<br>"; //display it
> > // echo "----this is title <a href='update.php?passed=". $r["id"]
> >."'><b>" . $r["title"] . "</b></a><br>";
> > }
> >
> > if ($temp != $r["catagory"]) // because it's sorted by category, this
> >method will work!
> > echo "This is category <b>" . $temp. "</b>, and it's titles are as
> >following:<br>"; //display it
> > // update last category name
> >
> > $temp = $r["catagory"];
> > // echo "This is category <b>" . $temp. "</b>, and it's titles are as
> >following:<br>";
> > echo "----this is title <a href='update.php?passed=". $r["id"]
."'><b>" .
> >$r["title"] . "</b></a><br>";
> >
> >}
> >
> >
> >
> >""elias"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> >9a246s$mcv$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:9a246s$mcv$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > please try this:
> > > -
> > > I didn't really get what you mean, but i can see that you have a table
> >such:
> > >
> > > Table fields: category, fieldx, fieldy, fieldz, title
> > >
> > > and you want to display it's data as:
> > >
> > > category 1
> > > title1 (belonging to cat1)
> > > title2 (...)
> > > title3 (....)
> > > title4 (...)
> > > cat2
> > > titlex
> > > titley
> > > titlez
> > >
> > > that what you said, right?
> > > okay, try this:
> > >
> > > **
> > >
> > > $result = mysql_query ("SELECT * from article ORDER BY catagory");
> > > $temp = "";
> > > while ($r = mysql_fetch_array($result))
> > > {
> > > if (empty($temp)) // will be fired only once!
> > > {
> > > $temp = $r["category"]; // get category name
> > > echo "This is category $temp, and it's titles are as
following:<br>";
> >//
> > > display it
> > > }
> > >
> > > if ($temp != $r["category"]) // because it's sorted by category,
this
> > > method will work!
> > > echo "This is category $temp, and it's titles are as
following:<br>";
> >//
> > > display it
> > > // update last category name
> > > $temp = $r["category"];
> > > echo "----this is title " . $r["title"] . "<br>";
> > >
> > > }
> > > **
> > > -
> > > ""Mark Bayfield"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > > 9a1u3q$k81$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:9a1u3q$k81$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > > I am trying to make a catagory list that displays a distinct
catagory,
> >and
> > > > then listing titles under that catagory.
> > > > Unfortunatly all the data is in one table, and the catagory field is
not
> > > set
> > > > catagories, so there is duplicates in that field.
> > > > The code so far is (but I am probably going about it the wrong way,
if
> >you
> > > > can see whats wrong with my code plase help, or point me in some
> > > direction),
> > > >
> > > > $query = mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT catagory from article order
by
> > > > catagory");
> > > > $query2 = mysql_query ("SELECT * from article ORDER BY catagory");
> > > >
> > > > for ($index = 0; $index < mysql_num_rows($query); $index++) {
> > > > $Catagory = mysql_fetch_row ($query) or die (mysql_error());
> > > > $name1 = mysql_fetch_row ($query2) or die (mysql_error());
> > > > $x = $name1;
> > > > $result1 = array_unique($Catagory);
> > > > $result = array_merge($Catagory, $name1);
> > > >
> > > > print ("$result1[0]<BR>");
> > > > for ($x=0; $x == $result1[0]; $x++) {
> > > > print (" <a
> > > > href='update.php?passed=$name1[0]'>$name1[2]</a><br>\n");
> > > > }
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > I am trying everything to get it do just print the following:
> > > >
> > > > Catagory
> > > > title1
> > > > title2
> > > > Catagory1
> > > > title3
> > > > title4
> > > >
> > > > Please help me out....
> > > >
> > > > thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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