[PHP-DB] Help with MySQL Logic

2003-03-03 Thread Rankin, Randy
Hello All, This may be a bit off topic. If so, my apololgies. A client of mine, a rail car storage company, has asked that I create a PHP/MySQL application in which they will maintain and track rail cars. I am having a bit of trouble however working through one of thier requirements. They need t

Re: [PHP-DB] Help with MySQL Logic

2003-03-03 Thread Adam Voigt
Heh. Sounds like a programming class homework project. I would say through the clever use of where clauses's, like: UPDATE position SET posistion = (position-1) WHERE position > $idremoved; Would work, assuming $idremoved containted the position of the car removed. On Mon, 2003-03-03

Re: [PHP-DB] Help with MySQL Logic

2003-03-03 Thread 1LT John W. Holmes
> A client of mine, a rail car storage company, has asked that I create a > PHP/MySQL application in which they will maintain and track rail cars. I am > having a bit of trouble however working through one of thier requirements. > They need to know in what position the rail car is on each track. Fo

Re: [PHP-DB] Help with MySQL Logic

2003-03-03 Thread bbonkosk
What about two tables, one would have this: carID carCompany carPayload etc... the second this: position carID This table would be static and if a car was not present in certain conditions they would contain (-1) for the carID. Then finding an empty slot to place an incoming car should be doab

RE: [PHP-DB] Help with MySQL Logic

2003-03-03 Thread Hutchins, Richard
andy Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Help with MySQL Logic Heh. Sounds like a programming class homework project. I would say through the clever use of where clauses's, like: UPDATE position SET posistion = (position-1) WHERE position > $idremoved; Would work, assuming $idr

RE: [PHP-DB] Help with MySQL Logic

2003-03-04 Thread Rankin, Randy
3 10:30 AM > To: Rankin, Randy; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Help with MySQL Logic > > > A client of mine, a rail car storage company, has asked that I create a > > PHP/MySQL application in which they will maintain and track rail cars. I > am > > havin