[SOLVED] mysql_query result

[shrive22]

I am trying to add a record to my employee table but when I test it out by trying to add a record with a duplicate primary key I am getting back my $message = "the employee was successfully added".  Here is the relavant code:

$result = mysql_query($query, $connection);

		if (result) { 
			//the update succeded

			$message = "The Employee was successfully added.";

		} else {
			// Update Failed.  Display Error Message
			$message = "The Employee could not be added.";
			$message .= "<br />" . mysql_error();
		}

 

Any ideas why I am getting this weird behavior?

thanks

[Alex]

if (result) { 

 

Should be:

 

if ($result) { 

[shrive22]

I'm an idiot, thanks