Why then does your log say rowpointer = 'Dare"'

[Wed Mar 28 15:18:59 2018] update_tables.cgi: rowpointer = 'Dare"' at 
003: +update_tables.cgi line 292.
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How are you persisting the sort order variable $sortindex between calls to search_Records() and navigate_Records() ?. You appear to be using the same parameter name kind for sort order in search_Records() and movement direction in navigate_Records(). Why not create another parameter for movement direction and then persist the sort order with it's own parameter.

rowpointer = 'Dare"'

It does indeed

In php MyAdmin previous (<-) SQL the \" causes the command to just reload the Dare record. Removing the \" from the SQL allows it to fuction property.

However, in the next (->) SQL the next record is sent to the client as expected with or without removing the \".

Very strange

No \" after Dare

Found problem buried in javascript. Fixed.

Thanks. Still doesn't shed light on why -> works and <- doesn't with the \" after the lastname.

why -> works and <- doesn't

Because although the correct surname is 'Dare' your sql is using 'Dare"'. The next record to 'Dare"' will be 'Ebert', the " makes no difference. The previous record to 'Dare' using the sql  < 'Dare"' will be 'Dare' so it becomes stuck

Looking at the code you posted Re^6: CGI Action call

#Last record Tested Good
       
$stmt = "SELECT * FROM ( 
   SELECT * FROM users 
   WHERE $searchfield <= ? AND $searchfield >= ? 
   ORDER BY $searchfield DESC LIMIT 1 ) sub
ORDER BY $searchfield ASC"; 

#example lastname 
   SELECT * FROM ( 
   SELECT * FROM users 
   WHERE lastname >='z%' AND lastname >= 'a%'
   ORDER BY user_id DESC LIMIT 1 ) sub
   ORDER BY lastname ASC #Works fine hard coded
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The hard coded version has a mistake with >='z%' which should be <= as in the $stmt. Correcting that mistake would give you

   SELECT * FROM ( 
   SELECT * FROM users 
   WHERE lastname <='z%' AND lastname >= 'a%'
   ORDER BY user_id DESC LIMIT 1 ) sub
   ORDER BY lastname ASC
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But, if you think that works correctly then add the name 'Ryan Zimmerman' to you user table and try navigating to last record. Then try the simpler

SELECT * FROM users 
ORDER BY lastname DESC
LIMIT 1
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Whilst this is SQL and not perl, applying the KISS_principle to both makes bugs more easily tracked down.I suspect there are more depending on how you are persisting the sort order between cgi calls

poj