PHP MySql routine....list each state only once

Question

I have a db with two fields, city and state. I want to list
the states on a
page, but of course only want each state to list once. I have
the recordset
ready to go. I know this must be dirt simple....if I only
knew how.
Help?
Thanks,
Mad Dog

Answer 1

I have the Simulated Nested Region and thought I might be
able to fool it by
not having the second column. But no.....
Your second option (DISTINCT) is probably perfect. I'll try
it in a while. I
was going to email you directly but didn't want to be a PITA.
THANKS!
MD
Joe Makowiec wrote:
> On 09 Oct 2008 in macromedia.dreamweaver, Mad Dog wrote:
>
>> I have a db with two fields, city and state. I want
to list the
>> states on a page, but of course only want each state
to list once. I
>> have the recordset ready to go. I know this must be
dirt
>> simple....if I only knew how.
>
> You mean that you want something like:
>
> STATE
> City
> City
> STATE
> City
> ...
>
> See if this extension from Tom Muck does it for you:
>
>
http://www.tom-muck.com/extensions/help/simulatednestedregion/
>
> OR - do you just want a list of states? If so, then you
need:
>
> SELECT DISTINCT myState
> FROM myTable
> ORDER BY myState ASC
>
> And, while we're at it, list of states with count:
>
> SELECT myState, COUNT(myState) AS stateCount
> FROM myTable
> GROUP BY myState
> ORDER BY myState ASC
>
> If not, post back and we'll take care of it.