Testing if a DB query finds something or not.

[LRW]

I'm trying to make an If/Else option in the case a database query comes back
with nothing. But when I use the code included below, it always comes back
saying there is no result.
I'm guessing it's because it's asking if there are any results to the query
after it's already finished and the array created.
How can I get it to say basically: If there are no database records fitting
the query, then do this...otherwis e do this?
Thanks!!
Liam

$query_RS_con = "SELECT * FROM $conTBL WHERE $field = \"$item\"";
$RS_con = @mysql_query($q uery_RS_con, $connection) or die("Couldn't query:
" . mysql_error());
while ($row_RS_con = mysql_fetch_arr ay($RS_con)) {
$procid = $row_RS_con['uid'];
$procid2 = $row_RS_con['id'];
$procpass = $row_RS_con['cont_password'];
}
if (!($row_RS_con) ) {
$statusmsg = "Your Username was not found. Please go back and try
again.<br><br>< A HREF='javascrip t:history.go(-1)'>Click Here to go back and
try again.</a><br>(You may need to click the ACCESS menu option
twice.)<br>";
} else {
if (($pass1) == ($procpass)) {
header("Locatio n:
http://www.url.org/contact/change.php?uid= $procid$procid2 ");
} else {
$statusmsg = "Your Password did not match your Username. Please go back
and try again.<br><br>< A HREF='javascrip t:history.go(-1)'>Click Here to go
back and try again.</a><br>(You may need to click the ACCESS menu option
twice.)<br>";
}
}

[Michael Fuhr]

"LRW" <dr***@NOSPAHMc elticbear.com> writes:

I'm trying to make an If/Else option in the case a database query comes back
with nothing. But when I use the code included below, it always comes back
saying there is no result.
I'm guessing it's because it's asking if there are any results to the query
after it's already finished and the array created.
Almost right -- see below.
How can I get it to say basically: If there are no database records fitting
the query, then do this...otherwis e do this?

$query_RS_con = "SELECT * FROM $conTBL WHERE $field = \"$item\"";
$RS_con = @mysql_query($q uery_RS_con, $connection) or die("Couldn't query:
" . mysql_error());
while ($row_RS_con = mysql_fetch_arr ay($RS_con)) {
$procid = $row_RS_con['uid'];
$procid2 = $row_RS_con['id'];
$procpass = $row_RS_con['cont_password'];
}
The above while loop is executed until $row_RS_con becomes false.
Then you do this:
if (!($row_RS_con) ) {

$row_RS_con should always be false here -- otherwise you'd still
be in the while loop.

You can use mysql_num_rows( ) to find out how many rows a SELECT
query returned.

--
Michael Fuhr
http://www.fuhr.org/~mfuhr/