recordsets with multiple options - AND, OR If Else and the "Any" Rule

Ok.. I've tried all methods and still not getting anywhere..

David... following the link you gave me... and to the letter.. apart from GetSQLValueString()which does not seem to exist.

All it does is return all the records (as per the basic recordset)

Heres the code.... please please tell me where I am going wrong.... downloaded your book Foundation PHP but struggaling.,

<?php require_once('Connections/steelbakercouk_473245_db1.php'); ?>
<?php
$searchsector = $_POST['Sector'];
$searchlocation = $_POST['clocation'];
$searchmin = $_POST['minsalary'];
$searchmax = $_POST['maxsalary'];
$searchtype = $_POST['Type'];
$any = $_POST['any'];
?>
<?php
$currentPage = $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"];

mysql_select_db($database_steelbakercouk_473245_db1, $steelbakercouk_473245_db1);
$expected = array('Sector' => 'text',
                  'clocation'         => 'text',
                  'minsalary'          => 'int',
                  'maxsalary'      => 'int');

$query_jobsearch2 = "SELECT jobs.clocation, jobs.Ref_id, jobs.RefCode, jobs.jobtitle, jobs.blurb, jobs.Consultant, jobs.Salary, jobs.tlocation, jobs.Sector, jobs.Type FROM jobs";
$where = false;
// Loop through the associatiave array of expected search values
foreach ($expected as $var => $type) {
  if (isset($_GET[$var])) {
    $value = trim(urldecode($_GET[$var]));
    if (!empty($value)) {
      // Check if the value begins with > or <
      // If so, use it as the operator, and extract the value
      if ($value[0] == '>' || $value[0] == '<') {
        $operator = $value[0];
        $value = ltrim(substr($value, 1));
      } elseif (strtolower($type) != 'like') {
        $operator = '=';
      }
      // Check if the WHERE clause has been added yet
      if ($where) {
        $query_search .= ' AND ';
      } else {
        $query_search .= ' WHERE ';
        $where = true;
      }
      // Build the SQL query using the right operator and data type
      $type = strtolower($type);
      switch($type) {
        case 'like':
          $query_search .= "`$var` LIKE " . GetSQLValueString('%' .
$value . '%', "text");
          break;
        case 'int':
        case 'double':
        case 'date':
          $query_search .= "`$var` $operator " .
GetSQLValueString($value, "$type");
          break;
        default:
        $query_search .= "`$var` = " . GetSQLValueString($value,
"$type");
      }
    }
  }
}

$jobsearch2 = mysql_query($query_jobsearch2, $steelbakercouk_473245_db1) or die(mysql_error());
$row_jobsearch2 = mysql_fetch_assoc($jobsearch2);
$totalRows_jobsearch2 = mysql_num_rows($jobsearch2);

$queryString_jobsearch2 = "";
if (!empty($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'])) {
  $params = explode("&", $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']);
  $newParams = array();
  foreach ($params as $param) {
    if (stristr($param, "pageNum_jobsearch2") == false &&
        stristr($param, "totalRows_jobsearch2") == false) {
      array_push($newParams, $param);
    }
  }
  if (count($newParams) != 0) {
    $queryString_jobsearch2 = "&" . htmlentities(implode("&", $newParams));
  }
}
$queryString_jobsearch2 = sprintf("&totalRows_jobsearch2=%d%s", $totalRows_jobsearch2, $queryString_jobsearch2);
?>

David, as always prompt and helpful advice... though still stuck..

When I created a recordset in Dreamweaver.. it does not autumatically add GetSQLValueString() as you're article suggests it should?

Also.. do I need to have an Arrary in place to use a Loop?

Very new to this and fast realising I need to learn more basics...

thanks

See this article that I contributed to the Dreamweaver Cookbook: http://cookbooks.adobe.com/post_Create_search_query_with_optional_fields-16245.html.