syntax error...

[m00nz00mer]

can someone tell me what is wrong with this code...

 

$formQueryComment = "INSERT INTO nbc_bookreview (reviewText) VALUES ('$formComment') WHERE bookISBN='".$_GET['bookID']."'"; mysql_query($formQueryComment) or die(mysql_error());

 

im getting...

 

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 'WHERE bookISBN='0201708574'' at line 1

 

[p2grace]

You don't use WHERE statements in INSERT queries.  Are you trying to run an update query?

[m00nz00mer]

basically this is what im trying to do...

 

//Form Processing

if(isset($_POST['submitted'])) {

 

$formUser = trim($_POST['userName']);

  $formPassword  = trim($_POST['passWord']);

  $formName = trim($_POST['fullName']);

  $formComment = trim($_POST['comments']);

 

$formQuery = "INSERT INTO nbc_user (userID, UserName) VALUES ('$formUser', '$formName')"; mysql_query($formQuery) or die(mysql_error());

$formQueryComment = "INSERT INTO nbc_bookreview (reviewText) VALUES ('$formComment') WHERE bookISBN = '".$_GET['bookID']."'"; mysql_query($formQueryComment) or die(mysql_error());

 

//Refresh the page

echo "<meta http-equiv='refresh' content='1'>";

 

}

 

[m00nz00mer]

and both userID and bookISBN are PKs

[neylitalo]

I suspect you don't understand the idea behind INSERTing data in a table. When you INSERT, you create an entirely new row, and WHERE clauses aren't used except when you're working with pre-existing data.

 

If you're trying to create a new row with a book's review, you're probably going to want something along these lines:

 

INSERT INTO nbc_bookreview (reviewText, bookISBN) VALUES ('$formComment', '$bookID');

 

And when you're describing to us what you want to do, you need to describe it in your own words, not just show us your code. Your code may be (in this case, it is) faulty, so we can't tell what it is you're trying to do.

[m00nz00mer]

thank you, thats sorted things out in my head!