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I don't like the look of this bit:

active != "0"

isn't it supposed to be "<>" for not equals in SQL?

also, use brackets when you've got complicated ANDs and ORs, it'll help you see it better, like:

SELECT * FROM users WHERE 
  (state = "FL" OR state = "NY")
AND 
 (active <> 0)
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and are you supposed to be quoting number values?

I've now reached the end of my SQL knowledge, but is there a difference between active=0 and active="0"? If it's the contents of a number-type field?
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In reply to Re: Perl/MySQL Problem by Cody Pendant
in thread Perl/MySQL Problem by Anonymous Monk

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