mysql_fetch for aggregate SQL function

[bobkaku]

I don't understand how I can fetch the result for an aggregate SQL
function. I have a query written like this:

$query = "select max(qno) from answers";
$result = mysql_query($query);

$maxqno = mysql_result($result);

$nextqno = $result + 1;

I initially tried to use the row$ = mysql_fetch_array($result)
function. But, my result isn't an element in an array, corresponding
to a table column in the database. I just simply want to get the
maximum value of "qno" from the table. How do I do it?

Thanks in advance.

[Steve]

$query = "select max(qno) from answers";
$result = mysql_query($query); $maxqno = mysql_result($result); $nextqno = $result + 1;

mysql_result() needs a minimum of two arguments: resource and row
number.

Alternatively, use an alias for the aggregate column and get it by
name:

$query = "select max(qno) as maxqno from answers";
$result = mysql_query( $query );

$row = mysql_fetch_array( $result, MYSQL_ASSOC );
print $row[ 'maxqno' ];

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Steve

[Steve]

$query = "select max(qno) from answers";
$result = mysql_query($query); $maxqno = mysql_result($result); $nextqno = $result + 1;

mysql_result() needs a minimum of two arguments: resource and row
number.

Alternatively, use an alias for the aggregate column and get it by
name:

$query = "select max(qno) as maxqno from answers";
$result = mysql_query( $query );

$row = mysql_fetch_array( $result, MYSQL_ASSOC );
print $row[ 'maxqno' ];

---
Steve

[Marcin Dobrucki]

bobkaku wrote:

$query = "select max(qno) from answers";
$result = mysql_query($query);

$maxqno = mysql_result($result);

$nextqno = $result + 1;

Sidetracking a little, are you by any chance re-implementing
auto_increment?

/m

[bobkaku]

Steve,

Thanks so much. Your solution works like a charm!
Steve wrote:

$query = "select max(qno) from answers";
$result = mysql_query($query);

$maxqno = mysql_result($result);

$nextqno = $result + 1;

mysql_result() needs a minimum of two arguments: resource and row
number.

Alternatively, use an alias for the aggregate column and get it by
name:

$query = "select max(qno) as maxqno from answers";
$result = mysql_query( $query );

$row = mysql_fetch_array( $result, MYSQL_ASSOC );
print $row[ 'maxqno' ];

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Steve