Re: Trouble with SQL statement using variable

I believe this is a problem with $conn, not your sql syntax. How is $conn
defined? Is it passed as an argument to the function containing this code,
or defined as a global? Are you using pg_pconnect or pg_connect()?

At 01:34 PM 1/29/02 -0500, Jeff Self wrote:
>I'm having trouble getting an SQL statement to use a variable. Here's
>the statement:
>
> $sql = "SELECT emp_fname FROM employee WHERE username = '$username'";
> $result = pg_exec($conn,$sql);
> if (!$result) {
> exit;
> }
>I get the following warning from this:
>
>Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid PostgreSQL link resource in
>/var/www/personnel/include/functions.inc on line 25
>
>Is there another way to use a variable in an SQL statement. This format
>works with MySQL.
>
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>Jeff Self
>Information Technology Analyst
>Department of Personnel
>City of Newport News
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