Re: finding next and prev record in mysql

2007-05-11 Thread Brent Baisley
You actually do want to use the limit clause, but use 2 parameters. The first number is which record you want to start at, the second is how many records you want. So limit 2,1 will give you the second record. It's the same query every time, you're just incrementing the first number of the limit

Re: finding next and prev record in mysql

2007-05-11 Thread Mogens Melander
On Fri, May 11, 2007 07:15, Richard Kurth wrote: How would I find the next id and the prev id in sql statement like the one below. The id number is not going to be in order so I can't do a or limit 1 on the search SELECT id FROM contacts WHERE category = '5' AND subcategory = '1' AND

Re: finding next and prev record in mysql

2007-05-11 Thread Baron Schwartz
Hi, Richard Kurth wrote: How would I find the next id and the prev id in sql statement like the one below. The id number is not going to be in order so I can't do a or limit 1 on the search SELECT id FROM contacts WHERE category = '5' AND subcategory = '1' AND members_id= '8' ORDER BY

Re: finding next and prev record in mysql

2007-05-11 Thread Baron Schwartz
Mogens Melander wrote: On Fri, May 11, 2007 07:15, Richard Kurth wrote: How would I find the next id and the prev id in sql statement like the one below. The id number is not going to be in order so I can't do a or limit 1 on the search SELECT id FROM contacts WHERE category = '5' AND

RE: finding next and prev record in mysql

2007-05-11 Thread Richard Kurth
-Original Message- From: Baron Schwartz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 9:25 AM To: Mogens Melander Cc: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Re: finding next and prev record in mysql Mogens Melander wrote: On Fri, May 11, 2007 07:15, Richard Kurth wrote: How would I

RE: finding next and prev record in mysql

2007-05-11 Thread Richard Kurth
This good for giving me the next recorded but it will not give me the prev recorded that is the one I am having problems with You actually do want to use the limit clause, but use 2 parameters. The first number is which record you want to start at, the second is how many records you want. So

Re: finding next and prev record in mysql

2007-05-11 Thread Baron Schwartz
Hi, Richard Kurth wrote: -Original Message- From: Baron Schwartz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 9:25 AM To: Mogens Melander Cc: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Re: finding next and prev record in mysql Mogens Melander wrote: On Fri, May 11, 2007 07:15, Richard