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using SELECT __ FROM table Where to get FileName from a table?


prallen

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okay, my table looks something like this

ID      UniqueID            FileName         

1      nCSoHUaDMz    nCSoHUaDMz.jpg

2      XXXXXXXXXX    XXXXXXXXXX.jpg

3      XXXXXXXXXX    XXXXXXXXXX.jpg

 

I am trying to get the FileName based on the UniqueID.  This is what I am trying:


ShowRandomPic();

function ShowRandomPic(){
mysql_connect("localhost", "db_user", "db_password") or die ('Error: ' . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db ("db_pictures");
$sql = "SELECT * FROM table Where UniqueID = 'nCSoHUaDMz'";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result);
$filename =  $row['FileName'];
        print $filename;
}

 

Nothing is outputting, any Ideas or suggestions?

 

Thanks a lot,

    Pat

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Try removing the whitespace after the UniqueID = '

 

$sql = "SELECT * FROM table Where UniqueID = 'nCSoHUaDMz'";

 

As MySQL will actually look for " asdfasear" you have to be exact or use the LIKE statement.

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