Auto submit + php form... HELP

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PomonaGrange 0 Junior Poster in Training

16 Years Ago

Hi, I have been trying to create a searchable database and have the following code for my form and the action code.

When the form is changed/submitted ll I get is an error "Query was empty"

Can anyone offer any help??

SEARCH By Last Name (Letter)<form NAME="navsel" action="sel_byLetter.php" method="get">

<select NAME="LETTER" ONCHANGE="document.forms[0].submit();">
<option>please select a Letter...
</option><option value="A">A
</option><option value="B">B
</option><option value="C">C
</option><option value="D">D
</option><option value="E">E
</option><option value="F">F
</option><option value="G">G
</option><option value="H">H
</option><option value="I">I
</option><option value="J">J
</option><option value="K">K
</option><option value="L">L
</option><option value="M">M
</option><option value="N">N
</option><option value="O">O
</option><option value="P">P
</option><option value="Q">Q
</option><option value="R">R
</option><option value="S">S
</option><option value="T">T
</option><option value="U">U
</option><option value="V">V
</option><option value="W">W
</option><option value="X">X
</option><option value="Y">Y
</option><option value="Z">Z
</option></select></form>

the action php code

$LETTER = $_GET;


if($LETTER[A]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='A' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[B]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='B' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[C]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='C' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[D]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='D' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[E]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='E' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[F]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='F' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[G]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='G' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[H]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='H' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[I]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='I' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[J]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='J' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[K]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='K' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[L]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='L' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[M]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='M' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[N]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='N' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[O]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='O' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[P]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='P' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[Q]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='Q' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[R]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='R' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[S]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='S' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[T]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='T' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[U]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='U' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[V]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='V' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[W]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='W' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[X]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='X' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[Y]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='Y' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}
elseif($LETTER[Z]){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='Z' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}


$result = @mysql_query($sql,$connection) or die(mysql_error());

All code files are php.
Any help is appreciated.

php

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Latest Post 16 Years Ago Latest Post by PomonaGrange

nav33n 472 Purple hazed!

16 Years Ago

$LETTER = $_GET;

should be

$LETTER = $_GET['LETTER'];

P.S. using uppercase for variable names is not preferred by most programmers :)

somedude3488 228 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso

16 Years Ago

you are running mysql_query before you set $sql with the query.

nav33n commented: right.. +7

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somedude3488 228 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso · Answer 1 · 2008-07-02T10:34:13+00:00

wow, that is a lot of uneccessary code. why don't you use one sql query and just input the letter from the get array.

PomonaGrange 0 Junior Poster in Training · Answer 2 · 2008-07-02T18:58:28+00:00

should be
$LETTER = $_GET['LETTER'];
P.S. using uppercase for variable names is not preferred by most programmers :)

Yeh I already did something similar to that. I changed the if () statement to

if($_GET[LETTER] == "A"){$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`,`LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`,`MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='A' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";}

This makes it work.

" wow, that is a lot of uneccessary code "
kkeith29,
Believe t or not the way I reworked this code removed alot of uneccessary code. I am always interested in clening it up more so, how would you reccomend cleaning it up.

nav33n 472 Purple hazed! Team Colleague Featured Poster · Answer 3 · 2008-07-02T19:07:52+00:00

how would you reccomend cleaning it up.

Like this ?

$letter = $_GET['LETTER'];
if(!empty($letter)) {
$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`, `LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`, `MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='".$letter."' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";
}

This one query will do exactly what you are trying to do with so many conditions and queries.

PomonaGrange 0 Junior Poster in Training · Answer 4 · 2008-07-02T20:41:49+00:00

Like this ?

$letter = $_GET['LETTER'];
if(!empty($letter)) {
$sql = "SELECT `EndowmentNumber`,`LotSize`,`Letter`,`Section`, `LotNumber`,`LotOwner`,`LastName`,`FirstName`,`MiddleInitial`, `MaidenName`,`Suffix`,`Born`,`Died`,`VeteranInfo`,`MiscInfo` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Letter='".$letter."' ORDER BY `Letter`, `LastName`, `FirstName`, `FirstName`, `Section`, `LotNumber` ";
}

This one query will do exactly what you are trying to do with so many conditions and queries.

Thanks, It works Great. I tried to do this before but couldn't get it to work. That's why I stuck with the if/esleif statements. I see now one problem I had was I forgot the '.'(period) on each side of the $letter statement in the sql query.

Another question I have is: is it possible to have 2 auto submit (document.forms[0].submit();) forms on one page. If so how do I make it work?? I tried once, but the way I had it submitted both forms on the page. The first form, which was empty, took priority resulting in a error - (sql query empty).

Thanks again.

PomonaGrange 0 Junior Poster in Training · Answer 5 · 2008-07-04T00:26:24+00:00

PomonaGrange 0 Junior Poster in Training

16 Years Ago

Hey, I seem to have an error in this page (attached file), but I can't seem to find it.
Maybe someone could look over it and find the problem.
I had been getting a unexpected $end error.
I got that resolved, but now I get a 'query was empty' error.
I double checked and I think I got it the same way as was listed above.
Of course any reccomendations are appreciated.
The config/db2.pp is simply the sql connect info.

The code fil is attached.

sel_Town.php_.txt (1.79 KB)

<?php

include ('./config/db2.php');

//make connection to dbase
	$connection = @mysql_connect($server, $dbusername, $dbpassword)
				or die(mysql_error());
	$db = @mysql_select_db($db_name,$connection)
				or die(mysql_error());

$result = @mysql_query($sql,$connection) or die(mysql_error());

$town = $_GET['TOWN'];
if(!empty($town)) {$sql = "SELECT `Town`, `Cemetery` FROM `BurialsTable` WHERE Town='".$town."' ORDER BY `Cemetery` ";}

while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
if (!$row["Cemetery"]) { $Cemetery=""; 
} else { $Cemetery = "<option value=\" ".$row['Cemetery']." \"> ".$row['Cemetery']."</option>";}

if (!$row["Town"]) { $Town=","; } else { $Town = "<strong>".$row['Town'].",</strong>"; }


$display_block .= "$Cemetery"; }

?>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en">

<head>

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen,projection,print" href="css/YOUR_css_file.css" />

  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen,projection,print" href="css/YOUR_text.css" />

  <title>Cemetery Database - Select A Cemetery</title>

</head>
<body>

<table>
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <td colspan="3"><h2>Cemetery Database - Select A Cemetery</h2></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>You have selected to search the cemeteries located in:</td>
   <td><?php echo "$town"; ?></td>
   <td><form name="navtown" action="sel_byTown.php" method="get">
<input type="hidden" name="TOWN" id="TOWN" value="<?php echo "$town"; ?>">
 <select name="CEMETERY" onchange="document.forms[0].submit();">
  <option>please select a Cemetery...</option>
<?php echo "$display_block"; ?>
 </select>
</form></td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</body>
</html>

PomonaGrange 0 Junior Poster in Training · Answer 6 · 2008-07-04T02:57:58+00:00

I knew whatever it was would be simple. Makes me feel dumb not catching that. Thanks a Lot