You can use "SELECT session_user()" to get the currently logged in user. It's a synonym for "USER()". That help?
Bob On Mar 16, 2011, at 12:15 PM, John Patten wrote: > Hi All... > > Thanks for the previous help on the on-rev php/mysql question. I have a > question about the mysql select command, session_register, and selecting from > two tables. > > I have one database with two tables. The tables are teacher_user and > student_user. > > Each table has a unique teacher-id stored in a fields. So students with the > teacher_id value of 0001 stored in their student_user record all belong to > the same teacher. > > > Teacher_table Student_table > > id - 0001 teacher_id = 0001 > first first > last last > title grade > > > I also have the teacher login with their username and password comparing what > is stored in their db record for username and password. If they match, then > their username and password is then session_register("username"); & > session_register("password"); . > > What i would like to be able to do is query the database and return a list of > students to the individual teacher based on some unique information about the > teacher's record, say their username. > > is there some way I can get at the session_register("username") and use it in > my select query? > > Something like: > > select "username" from teacher_table and put "id" of table teacher_table into > tTeacher_id then > select tTeacher_id from student_table and loop through the student printing > each record > > I suppose if the teacher new their id value I could just have them type that > into a form and do a simple query the student_table and teacher_id field by > that id value. But I was trying to make it a little more automatic and did > not want teachers trying to guess other teachers' ids. > > Thanks in advance! > > John Patten > SUSD > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode