Hytham Shehab wrote: > (2) sorting order is passed as a bind parameter: > $sort = 'asc'; > $sth = $dbh->prepare("select student_name from students order by first_name > $sort"); > $sth->execute($sort);
you're trying to substitute the value twice. try something like this instead: $sort = 'first_name asc'; $sth = $dbh->prepare("select foo from bar order by ?") $sth->execute($sort); -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]