RE: Trapping for no user input in a query

2002-03-26 Thread Ron Jamison
26, 2002 2:36 AM To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Trapping for no user input in a query G'day Ron, all > Tailor your query to the request of your user(s). > if ($param1) > $sql .= "(ad_copy) against ('$param1')"; > if ($param1 && $param2)

Re: Trapping for no user input in a query

2002-03-26 Thread Kim Kohen
G'day Ron, all > Tailor your query to the request of your user(s). > if ($param1) > $sql .= "(ad_copy) against ('$param1')"; > if ($param1 && $param2) € Thank you for your reply. If at all possible though, I'd like to do it from the mysql side rather than the php side of things. Is there su

RE: Trapping for no user input in a query

2002-03-25 Thread Ron Jamison
Tailor your query to the request of your user(s). I.e. if only one parameter was passed from the form only match against one field. E.g.: $sql = "SELECT ID, publication,run_date,left(ad_copy,40) as Advertisement FROM classifieds WHERE MATCH "; if ($param1) $sql .= "(ad_copy) against ('