I have an ANNOYING problem in PHP - I'm SURE it's something I'm missing, but if anyone can help, PLEASE.

 

I'm dying here.

 

I've done a DB (it's odbc TEMPORARILY.. when i get my mysql server it'll change, but since that's not the problem it doesnt really matter) that contain the Menu items on the left-hand side. The thing I wanna do is that the code will read the db and compile the Menu with its submenu items. Why? 'cause i want the company to be able to add menu items and submenu items without bothering me, that's why

 

In anycase -- it's only HALF working, and I don't know WHY.

 

here's my code:

 

     <?php
//get the menu:
//-------------

//connect to database 
$connectionstring = odbc_connect("schotDB", "", ""); 
//SQL query 
$Query = "SELECT * FROM MENU WHERE Classification='upper';"; 
//execute query 
$queryexe = odbc_do($connectionstring, $Query); 

while ($Row = odbc_fetch_array($queryexe))
{
	//put into array, to extract later:
	$UpperMNUItems[]=odbc_result($queryexe,"CatName");
}
$MNUUpperCntr=1; //so the DIV parts would get right

foreach ($UpperMNUItems as $MNUItem)
{
//upper subj:
print "<table width='100%' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0'>";
print "<tr>";
//Category Name -- UPPER MENU ITEM
print "<td><a href='javascript: DisplayI(this." . $MNUUpperCntr . ")'".odbc_result($queryexe,"CatName")."</a></td>"; 
print "</tr>";
print "</table>";

//now check if there is anything in the SUB menu:
//----------------------------------------------------------------		
//SQL query 
$Query = "SELECT * FROM MENU WHERE Classification='".$MNUItem."';"; //extract the submenu items that are related to the UPPER menu item.
//execute query 
$queryexe = odbc_do($connectionstring, $Query); 

if ($queryexe) //there ARE sub menu items:
{
	print("<DIV ID='" . $MNUUpperCntr ."'");
	print(" style='display:none;' class=NoMargins>");
	print("<table width='100%' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0'>");

while ($Row = odbc_fetch_array($queryexe))
	{	
	print "<tr bgcolor='#006699'>";
	if (odbc_result($queryexe,"URL")=="")
		{
		print "	<td align='center'>" . odbc_result($queryexe,"CatName") . "</td>\n";
		}
		else
		{
		print "<td><a href='".odbc_result($queryexe,"URL")."'>".odbc_result($queryexe,"CatName")."</a><td>\n";
		}
		print "</tr>";
	}		
	print "</table>";
	print "</DIV>";
}

//----------------------------------------------------------------		

$MNUUpperCntr++;
}
?>

 

and the page is here: http://moriel.schottlender.com/NewSchottlenderSite/index.php

 

For some ODD reason it doesnt extract all the UPPER menu items AND it mixes up the upper ones with the subitems ... :\ It's a PHP mess, in short. and I REALLY don't see why, the code theoretically is okay...

 

HELP. Seriously. :help:

 

~moo

Okay, thanks guys I've solved it.

I have no idea how, I just did it all over again - SLOWLY - with debugging practically every line - and it WORKS.

 

Yey.

 

If you're interrested in my solution, btw, let me know, I'll paste it here or something.

 

~moo