condition failing- is it syntax?

[NorthStarDA]

i am trying to write a condition and a loop. The condition is always returning false, but I know it shouldn't.

				while($Row = mysql_fetch_assoc($Result))
				{
					
					if($vm_user_data[county_id] == $Row[county_id])
						print "<option selected value=\"$Row[county_id]\">$Row[county_id]</option>\n";
					else
						print "<option value=\"$Row[county_id]\">$Row[county_id]</option>\n";
				}

now, I know $vm_user_data[county_id] has a value because I printed it later in the page. I am a PHP beginner and I can't tell if I have done this wrong. Appreciate any help.


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[jamesp0tter]

actually you need to use quotes (" or '):

if($vm_user_data['county_id'] == $Row['county_id'])

that should do the trick.

jamesp0tter,
jamespotter@netcabo.pt

p.s.: sorry for my (sometimes) bad english

 

[NorthStarDA]

thanks for the info, i'll add your suggestion but I have just found out it has to do with the value in my county_id variable are title case and the value coming from the Row is all Uppercase. Is there an easy way to make the conditional case-insensative?


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I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Thomas A. Edison

 

[sleipnir214]

Use either strtolower() or strtoupper():

if(strtolower($vm_user_data[county_id]) == strtolower($Row[county_id]))

or

if(strtoupper($vm_user_data[county_id]) == strtoupper($Row[county_id]))


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