On Monday 16 February 2004 16:07, lowdog wrote:
> hey guys!
>
> I need your help in writing a php name-day searcher script.
Actually, you probably want a mysql list - this is a PostgreSQL list.
However, from what I can understand of your problem I think the easiest
solution for you might be to order the results by name (nevek table?) and
then loop through building a results list while the name remains the same.
Something like:
$current_name = '';
while (/* fetch next row */) { if ($row['name']==$current_name) { /* add next "day" to output list */ } else { /*
displayoutput list if anything there */ $current_name = $row['name']; $output_list = array(); $output_list[] =
$row['day'];}
}
/* on exiting loop, check if there is a final row to display */
Hope that's of some use.
PS - indenting your SQL cleanly on multiple lines will save you time in the
future - trust me on this.
PPS - localization (the accented characters you are having problems with) is a
difficult issue, especially on the web where client/page/database encoding
can all interact.
PPPS - if you port your application to PostgreSQL, you've found the right list
for SQL questions. We also have a PHP list and a novice list if you're just
starting.
Good luck
-- Richard Huxton Archonet Ltd