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ez2c · 09-20-2005, 05:28 PM

hi,
I am trying to test if a user enters nothing in a field in my db form the php script will enter something like ' not entered ' in this field in the db.
I tried something like below but get an error message. I know I need some type of conditional statement but don't know how to put it together.

if (some_array[some_field] != "")
{
do something
}

check to see if the field is empty or not. if it is empty, it'll put something there.

any help would be appreciated! thanks in advance!

09-20-2005, 05:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
ez2c Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 40	Test the value of a database field using conditional statement for empty hi, I am trying to test if a user enters nothing in a field in my db form the php script will enter something like ' not entered ' in this field in the db. I tried something like below but get an error message. I know I need some type of conditional statement but don't know how to put it together. if (some_array[some_field] != "") { do something } check to see if the field is empty or not. if it is empty, it'll put something there. any help would be appreciated! thanks in advance!