now i always get solutions for an echo

ok, i forgot an extra equal sign. It should be '==' and not '='.

the first echo echo $strSQL; gives:

SELECT company_name from passwds where user = "jgonzalez" and ID = "0052"

wich is allright

but the second pair of echos are supposed to return...

have a ver big problem, im new to mysql...and i been thinking of ways of solving it....but dont know how....

i have an excel list with 200 people, so what i do is convert the excel file to mysql,...

i get an excel report each month,

There are two columns (person`s name and Salary)
in this month report there was 99 persons.

my question is , if in next month excel report there are less...

you saved my life with this thread, , thanks !