add field to query incorrect

[ploppy]

hello

in the attached code, how do i add another field to the query? ie, i have all the code to create the result and would like to add further values such as $dept? what is the correct way to code query? i must stress that i am using php 4.4.7 so json_encode is out. the code is working but just need to find a way to add the $dept to the qeury? many thanks

 

$dept  = array();
$box = array();

while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
          $dept[] = $row['department'];
          $box[] = $row['custref'];
}

/*$items = rtrim($_POST['items'],",");
$sql = "UPDATE `boxes` SET status = 'Out' 	WHERE Id IN ($items)";
$result = runSQL($sql);*/

$total = count(explode(",",$items)); 
$result = runSQL($sql);
$total = mysql_affected_rows(); 



/// Line 18/19 commented for demo purposes. The MySQL query is not executed in this case. When line 18 and 19 are uncommented, the MySQL query will be executed. 
header("Expires: Mon, 26 Jul 1997 05:00:00 GMT" );
header("Last-Modified: " . gmdate( "D, d M Y H:i:s" ) . "GMT" );
header("Cache-Control: no-cache, must-revalidate" );
header("Pragma: no-cache" );
header("Content-type: text/x-json");
$json = "";
$json .= "{\n";
$json .= "box: [\"". implode('","', $box) ."\"]\n";
$json .= "}\n";
echo $json;

$sql = "INSERT INTO `act` (`item`) VALUES ('". implode("'),('", $box) . "')";
$result = runSQL($sql);