Re: [GENERAL] ' syntax

On Sat, 5 Jun 1999, amarof wrote:

> i got your answers about the syntax, it works with the strings, but when
> etat takes a variable value, it gives a parser error. example : select *
> from table where field like $txt
> the error occurs when txt takes the value (doctortat d'etat).

Is this in Perl or PHP3?  You should be doing it like:

"select * from table where field like '$txt';"

It's especially important that your query string be delimited by double
quotes in Perl, or it won't interpolate your variable.  If unsure, use
the generic quote facility:

qw(select * from table where field like '$txt';)

where the parentheses are functioning as quote characters.

Brett W. McCoy
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