Re: Getting arrays from a result set? - Mailing list pgsql-php
From | Doug Semig |
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Subject | Re: Getting arrays from a result set? |
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Msg-id | 3.0.6.32.20000828002250.007ad750@sloth.c3net.net Whole thread Raw |
In response to | Re: Getting arrays from a result set? (Louis Bertrand <louis@bertrandtech.on.ca>) |
List | pgsql-php |
Make a column of type text. Just before the UPDATE (or INSERT, as the case may be), serialize the array and addslashes (in that order: serialize, addslashes, INSERT/UPDATE). When retrieving the data, SELECT out the column, then stripslashes then unserialize the data back into an array. Reference: http://www.php.net/manual/function.serialize.php Doug At 11:30 PM 8/27/00 -0400, Louis Bertrand wrote: >The way the session table is set up, I have one record per active >session. When the user comes back for another hit, I retrieve the session >particulars contained in the record based on the sessionID presented in >the GET URL or hidden field in the POST. The sessionID is the primary key. > >I suppose I could create a separate table of pending transactions, with >a sequence to keep them in order, referencing the sessionid. >Is that along the lines of what you were suggesting? > >Thanks > --Louis <louis@bertrandtech.on.ca> > > >On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, The Hermit Hacker wrote: > >> >> why not insert multiple records instead, serialized for order? >> >> On Sun, 27 Aug 2000, Louis Bertrand wrote: >> >> > Hello, >> > >> > I am trying to save an array of strings in a column, but I can't figure >> > out how to retrieve it from within PHP3. What I'm hoping to accomplish is >> > to store a sequence of update SQL statements resulting from a posted form, >> > then output a Confirm (Yes/No) form. If the user clicks Yes, I retrieve >> > the SQL statements from the session table and execute them in a >> > transaction. >> > >> > I added the column: >> > alter table sessions add column pending varchar(240)[]; >> > >> > db=> \d sessions >> > | pending | varchar[] | var | >> > >> > I insert the strings with: >> > db=> update sessions set pending = '{ \'blah\', \'blorg\'}' where >> > sessionid = 'f38ca9c5f28fd13bd9619b13b5d8f2fc'; >> > UPDATE 1 >> > >> > Then the select: >> > db=> select pending from sessions where sessionid = >> > 'f38ca9c5f28fd13bd9619b13b5d8f2fc'; >> > {" 'blah'","'blorg'"} >> > (1 row) >> > >> > Then I do the following PHP code: >> > $selectsql = "SELECT pending" >> > ." FROM sessions WHERE" >> > ." sessionid = '$SessionID'"; >> > $result = @pg_Exec( $conn, $selectsql); >> > if( $result && ( pg_NumRows($result) > 0)) { >> > $transactions = pg_Result( $result, 0, "pending"); >> > echo "<br>pending=" . $transactions; >> > } >> > else { >> > echo "<br>No transactions"; >> > } } >> > >> > This is what I get: >> > pending={" 'blah'","'blorg'"} >> > >> > I suppose I can always tokenize and parse the string, but I'm hoping there >> > is a classier way around this. I'm afraid of using temporary tables >> > because I don't want them cluttering the database when users abandon their >> > sessions. >> > >> > Using PHP3.0.16 and PostgreSQL 6.5.2 on OpenBSD (no, I haven't had time to >> > upgrade yet). >> > >> > Any thoughts? >> > >> > Thanks >> > --Louis <louis@bertrandtech.on.ca> >> > >> > Louis Bertrand http://www.bertrandtech.on.ca/ >> > Bertrand Technical Services, Bowmanville, ON, Canada >> > Tel: +1.905.623.1500 Fax: +1.905.623.3852 >> > >> > OpenBSD: Secure by default. http://www.openbsd.org/ >> > >> > >> >> Marc G. Fournier ICQ#7615664 IRC Nick: Scrappy >> Systems Administrator @ hub.org >> primary: scrappy@hub.org secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org