On Wed, 18 Feb 2004, Jeremy Smith wrote:
>
>
> I've run into this kind of thing before. IT helps if you have an array of
> all your fields like:
>
> $fields = array("field1","field3","last_name");
>
> and then you can foreach across the input:
>
> foreach($fields as $f){
> if (!$_POST[$f]){
> $_POST[$f]='DEFAULT';
> } else {
> $_POST[$f] = "'".$_POST[$f]."'";
> }
> }
>
> Wow, great idea. I will definitely do this, thanks alot.
>
>
>
> Well, you might find yourself rewriting fair portions of your site, but
> usually you wind up with better code and better checking, so it's a bit of
> a trade off.
>
>
> No doubt that this is true. Of course even without the better code and
> error checking, the extra features like stored procedures and automatic row
> locking was more than enough to make the switch worth it.
>
> Thanks again!
You're welcome! Enjoy getting to know Postgresql and all the great folks
on the lists, I know I have.
