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Re: update mysql without manually tying SET statements [message #178170 is a reply to message #178160]

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:09

bill
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Registered: October 2010

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On 5/16/2012 10:12 AM, apavluck(at)gmail(dot)com wrote:
> I am trying to setup some generic code that will allow me to update a mysql database via form and php. I can capture the data in the row of the database that I want to update. I can present that in a form populated with the existing values. What I can't figure out how to do is to avoid typing out the SET statements in the update query.
>
> ex
>
> $sql = "update myhugedatabase
> SET
> reporter = '$_POST[reporter]',
> date = '$_POST[date]',
> district = '$_POST[district]',
> village = '$_POST[village]',
> school = '$_POST[school]',
> address = '$_POST[address]',
> teacher = '$_POST[teacher]',
> teacher_contact = '$_POST[teacher_contact]',
> alt_teach = '$_POST[alt_teach]',
> alt_teach_contact = '$_POST[alt_teach_contact]',
> gps = '$_POST[gps]',
> etc
> etc
> etc
>
> The reason I want to do this is because I manage many projects all with their own variables and databases and the update is the only part that I have to type in manually.

if you have all the data in the row (or hidden fields) you can
just do a REPLACE instead of the UPDATE

bill

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		update mysql without manually tying SET statements By: Alex Pavluck on Wed, 16 May 2012 14:12
		Re: update mysql without manually tying SET statements By: Shake on Wed, 16 May 2012 14:23
		Re: update mysql without manually tying SET statements By: Thomas 'PointedEars' on Wed, 16 May 2012 16:06
		Re: update mysql without manually tying SET statements By: Alex Pavluck on Thu, 17 May 2012 18:06
		Re: update mysql without manually tying SET statements By: Shake on Thu, 17 May 2012 19:06
		Re: update mysql without manually tying SET statements By: M. Strobel on Wed, 16 May 2012 20:48
		Re: update mysql without manually tying SET statements By: IRC on Thu, 17 May 2012 11:14
		Re: update mysql without manually tying SET statements By: Erwin Moller on Fri, 18 May 2012 08:49
		Re: update mysql without manually tying SET statements By: bill on Thu, 17 May 2012 11:09

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