Re: Re: Problem with query

Toby Hart Dyke <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.php.database
Message-ID <[email protected]>
The original post is here:

http://news.php.net/php.db/48751

On 6/25/2013 1:02 PM, Michael Oki wrote:
> I'm sorry I've not been following the last three responses. In a nutshell,
> what "EXACTLY" does the poster of this issue want?
>
>
> On 25 June 2013 11:06, Toby Hart Dyke <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> What Jim means is here in the manual:
>>
>> http://www.php.net/manual/en/**language.types.array.php#**
>> language.types.array.donts<http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php#language.types.array.donts>
>>
>> In a nutshell:
>>
>> Always use quotes around a string literal array index. For example,
>> /$foo['bar']/ is correct, while /$foo[bar]/ is not.
>>
>> The reason is that without the quotes, you are generating an undefined
>> constant (bar) rather than using a string index ('bar'). It works, but
>> could have side effects in the future, so it's bad form to do it.
>>
>> As for general politeness, you seem to be unaware of recent history in
>> this (an associated) groups. The OP has often committed the ultimate sine.
>> Not posting slightly wild code (we've all been/are there!) He doesn't seem
>> to listen or learn too well. Many posters (including Jim) have offered a
>> lot of of extremely good (and detailed) advice which seems to be rarely
>> taken...
>>
>>    Toby
>>
>>
>>
>> On 6/25/2013 7:32 AM, OJFR wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah, Jim, please explain what u mean by "Per the manual, associative
>>> arrays
>>> using string indices should always use ' ' around them.  They work (as
>>> mentioned in the manual) but are wrong". As long as I remember  I could
>>> use
>>> associative arrays in that way (ex. $_SESSION['Cust_Num']). There's
>>> another
>>> way to do that using string indices? Why do you say it's wrong? It's
>>> obsolete?
>>>
>>> I would like to make a call to all the members of this mailing list:
>>> knowledge is a wonderful gift so, why we don't share it politely and
>>> efficiency. Jim, I will take you as an example. You start saying " Against
>>> my better judgement, here I go again".
>>>
>>


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