Re:

On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Hillensbeck, Preston wrote:

>     <input type="text" name="check_trans_type" VALUE="">

>
> @$sql="INSERT INTO checking VALUES('$check_date', '$check_num',
> '$check_pay', '$check_amount', '$check_trans_type');";

> check_trans_type is type text
>
> The error that comes up is ...
> Warning: PostgreSQL query failed: ERROR: Bad numeric input format
> 'check_trans_type' in /etc/httpd/htdocs/checkbook2.php on line 41
>

POST_VARS should always be strings.  Have you tried this without the php,
as in psql.  What happens when you replace, in the insert statement,
$check_trans_type, with a correct value?  Is it supposed to be like
withdrawl, deposit...etc?
Good luck


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