[SOLVED] Can't get INSERT query to work. Can't see where SYNTAX error is.

[vapokerpro]

Here is my code.  It keeps giving me an error that says there is something wrong with my syntax but I've poured over it and can't figure it out so I need some fresh eyes to tell me what I am missing.  Thanks in advance.

<?php
mysql_connect ('localhost','<user>',',<pass>') or die ("Could not connect to MySQL " . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db ('preemployments') or die ("Could not select Database " . mysql_error());
$sql = "INSERT INTO preemployments (create_date, to, emsi_office, fax, from, supplies, tracking, donor_first, donor_last, donor_ssn, test_date, test_time, dpc, dpc_phone, facility_no, mro, test_reason, drug_test, oa, dot_type) VALUES ('$_POST[create_date]', '$_POST[to]', '$_POST[emsi_office]', '$_POST[fax]', '$_POST[from]', '$_POST[supplies]', '$_POST[tracking]','$_POST[donor_first]','$_POST[donor_last]', '$_POST[donor_ssn]', '$_POST[test_date]', '$_POST[test_time]', '$_POST[dpc]', '$_POST[dpc_phone]', '$_POST[facility_no]', '$_POST[mro]', '$_POST[test_reason]', '$_POST[drug_test]', '$_POST[oa]', '$_POST[dot_type]')";
mysql_query ($sql) or die ("Error inserting records in to Table " . mysql_error());
?>

[kickstart]

Hi

 

Personally I would guess that one of the fields you are inserting contains a quote.

 

Try this:-

 

<?php
mysql_connect ('localhost','<user>',',<pass>') or die ("Could not connect to MySQL " . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db ('preemployments') or die ("Could not select Database " . mysql_error());
$sql = "INSERT INTO preemployments 
(create_date, to, emsi_office, fax, from, supplies, tracking, donor_first, donor_last, donor_ssn, test_date, test_time, dpc, dpc_phone, facility_no, mro, test_reason, drug_test, oa, dot_type) VALUES ('".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['create_date'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['to'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['emsi_office'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['fax'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['from'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['supplies'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['tracking'])."','".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['donor_first'])."','".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['donor_last'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['donor_ssn'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['test_date'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['test_time'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['dpc'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['dpc_phone'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['facility_no'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['mro'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['test_reason'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['drug_test'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['oa'])."', '".mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['dot_type'])."')";
mysql_query ($sql) or die ("Error inserting records in to Table $sql " . mysql_error());
?>

 

All the best

 

Keith

[PFMaBiSmAd]

And at least two of your field names are reserved keywords and either need to be changed to something else or enclosed in back-ticks.

[vapokerpro]

Thank you!!!!  I changed the field names in MySQL and on the corresponding pages and it works now.