Error in MySQL SET query

Question

I am trying to calculate a running total in a mysql recordset
on a webpage using the code below. I can run the query in
phpMyAdmin and it runs just fine, but when I execute it from my
webpage, I get this error:
"You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that
corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to
use near '; SELECT `cashflow_item` , `cashflow_value`,
`cashflow_type`, `cashflow_date`, `' at line 1"
Can anyone see anything in this script which would cause
these problems"

Answer 1

scholzr wrote:
> I tried "SET @cum = 0; SELECT `cashflow_item` ..." and
"SET @cum = 0, SELECT
> `cashflow_item` ..." and "SET @cum = 0 SELECT
`cashflow_item` ..." and they
> are all still giving me the same error
You have misunderstood what I said. The mysql_query()
function cannot
handle multiple queries. Your SET and SELECT queries must be
submitted
separately to mysql_query(). You cannot combine them.
However, I don't really understand what you're trying to do.
You're
setting @cum as a variable with a fixed value of 0. Using a
fixed value
doesn't seem to make any sense.
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