Hello, Fellow Monks! I have been racking my brain, trying to do something, but cannot get it figured out(in my head). Can you please offer me some advise...

header cell1	header cell2
content cell1	content cell2

I am pulling data out of a MySQL database, and in a while statement I'm putting the information in a table.

The problem is that, as you know, in the WHILE statment, I only have 1 "database row" to work with at a time and the format of a table requires 2 cells side by side: <td></td><td></td>Before the new row. Of course you already know that.

How can I get that information to "content cell1", without knowing the 'header' for "header cell2"?

In other words, if I am on record 1, and I need the header(name) in "header cell1" and the content for "content cell1" but before I can get to "content cell1", I have to create "header cell2". Do you see what I'm trying to do? I often cannot explain things the way I mean them, I'm told by my wife ;o)

If you don't understand, please reply back, and I'll try to explain it better.

thx,
Richard

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