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Re: cause of error is what?

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Scott Johnson wrote:

> On 5/22/2013 3:25 AM, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>> Scott Johnson wrote:
>>> On 5/21/2013 6:44 PM, richard wrote:
>>>> $result = mysql_query("SELECT atitle,artist,avid FROM A$year WHERE id =
>>>> $number");
>>>> if (!$result) { echo 'Could not run query: ' . mysql_error();  exit; }
>>>> $vid = mysql_fetch_row($result);
>>>>
>>>> echo $vid[0];
>>>>
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> echo "</div>";
>>>>
>>>> ?>
>>>>
>>>
>>> *JTOL*
>>
>> -v

So, what does “JTOL” mean?

>>> I could be wrong but..
>>
>> You are.  RTFMs.
>>
>> […]
>> <http://php.net/mysql_query>
>> […]
>> <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/type-conversion.html> p.
> 
> First off I have never been rude to you or anyone in this group so no
> idea why you feel you need to 'RTFM' to me, but if you have to then you
> have to.

<http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#not_losing>

And please quote only the relevant parts.  Time and space are precious 
goods.

> My original thought/idea was that if 'id' was an (int) in the Db then
> sending an empty value should not of caused a query error.  But on
> elaborating on the thought, there is much more to it when not having
> $number set aside from the basic query.  Stuff as simple as column set
> to not accept NULL values, etc..

I do not follow.  MySQL will never see a NULL value in this case.  It will 
see *no* value at all, causing a MySQL syntax error.

> It was just a quick un-thought out thought (yes the existence of
> un-thought can be argued), nothing more, nothing less.

Well, I for one try to test my assumptions before I post them, thereby not 
wasting other people's time with such thoughts.  Many things are 
conceivable; few are well-founded.

> Thanks however for expanding on the thought so as not to confuse anyone
> reading it.

You're welcome, I think.


PointedEars
-- 
Sometimes, what you learn is wrong. If those wrong ideas are close to the 
root of the knowledge tree you build on a particular subject, pruning the 
bad branches can sometimes cause the whole tree to collapse.
  -- Mike Duffy in cljs, <news:Xns9FB6521286DB8invalidcom@94.75.214.39>

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cause of error is what? richard <noreply@example.com> - 2013-05-21 21:44 -0400
  Re: cause of error is what? richard <noreply@example.com> - 2013-05-21 21:54 -0400
    Re: cause of error is what? David Robley <me@home.invalid> - 2013-05-22 12:05 +0930
  Re: cause of error is what? Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-05-21 21:35 -0700
    Re: cause of error is what? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-05-22 12:25 +0200
      Re: cause of error is what? Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-05-22 05:34 -0700
        Re: cause of error is what? Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-05-22 05:48 -0700
        Re: cause of error is what? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-05-22 23:05 +0200
    Re: cause of error is what? richard <noreply@example.com> - 2013-05-22 13:03 -0400
      Re: cause of error is what? Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-05-22 16:42 -0700
        Re: cause of error is what? "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> - 2013-05-23 00:21 +0000
          Re: cause of error is what? Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-05-23 05:42 -0700
            Re: cause of error is what? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-05-23 16:02 +0000
              Re: cause of error is what? Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-05-23 15:33 -0700

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