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RidgeandGable

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This is what I have in php 

Displaying the Field: 
<td><div align="center"><?php echo $row_Invoices['duebydate']; ?></div></td>
Select Statement
mysql_select_db($database_Harry, $Harry);
$query_Invoices = sprintf("SELECT * FROM invoices WHERE username = '%s' ORDER BY invoicedate DESC", $colname_Invoices);
$query_limit_Invoices = sprintf("%s LIMIT %d, %d", $query_Invoices, $startRow_Invoices, $maxRows_Invoices);
$Invoices = mysql_query($query_limit_Invoices, $Harry) or die(mysql_error());
$row_Invoices = mysql_fetch_assoc($Invoices);

How would I use your code in this?

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Thanks Sen

 

Have tried what you put but still puts the same error out

 


mysql_select_db($database_Harry, $Harry);
$query_Invoices = sprintf("SELECT id,username,DATE_FORMAT(invoicedate,%d-%m-%y) as date,DATE_FORMAT(duebydate,%d-%m-%y) as date,description,invoicenumber,download,paid,DATE_FORMAT(datepaid,%d-%m-%y) as date
         FROM invoices
         WHERE username = '%s'
         ORDER BY invoicedate DESC", $colname_Invoices);
$query_limit_Invoices = sprintf("%s LIMIT %d, %d", $query_Invoices, $startRow_Invoices, $maxRows_Invoices);
$Invoices = mysql_query($query_limit_Invoices, $Harry) or die(mysql_error());
$row_Invoices = mysql_fetch_assoc($Invoices);

This is row 20 -  ORDER BY invoicedate DESC", $colname_Invoices);

Warning: sprintf(): Too few arguments in C:\xampp\htdocs\rgroofing\Invoices.php on line 20
You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'LIMIT 0, 10' at line 1

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Well, yes. sprintf() is converting the %[identifiers], which mysql is also using. So don't use sprintf() when using those mysql functions that contain %[identifier]. If you use prepared statements for your queries, this will be a non-issue plus they are way better to use anyway.

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if you are going to use sprintf() to build your query string, you would need to double the %% in the DATE_FORMAT() format string so that they are treated as literal % instead of a sprintf() format specifier.

 

however, if you are using sprintf() to build your query strings, you might as well just switch to prepared queries. the %s, %d, ... sprintf() format specifiers are where you would put the prepared query place-holders, so all you would have to do is change them to ?, prepare the query, bind any input data (which are the argument(s) in the sprintf() statement), and execute the query.

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