I feel stupid asking this question

[eluser]tim1965[/eluser]
But here goes

I am running a query on my db that may return one or more rows, but only one column "object_id". This correctly generates an array

Array ( [0] => Array ( [object_id] => 1 ) )

But (and heres the stipid part) i need to flatten this to look like

$names = array('Frank', 'Todd', 'James');

Any help appreciated

[eluser]alboyd[/eluser]
W. T. F.

But having said that - please post your query as this might explain EVERYTHING

EDIT: Oh hang on - having read this a fourth time I think I know what you are saying...

So Object_Id = Frank, Tim, Bill, Fred etc right?

Run your query.. assuming it is saved to $objects

Code:

foreach ($objects->result() as $object)
{
$names[] = $object->object_id;
}

[eluser]tim1965[/eluser]
Hi

And thnx for replying and apologies for the question. I have been grappling with a query all day.What i am trying to do is set an array values for

$names = array('Frank', 'Todd', 'James');
$this->db->where_not_in('username', $names);

I tried your example and got Fatal error: Call to a member function result() on a non-object

[eluser]alboyd[/eluser]
Hey mate,

No offense and it might just be that I am tired and (have had a few) but I don't understand what you want. Could you please start from the beginning and explain your question? I would love to help you (if I can) but I really need to understand what you are talking about first.

Tell me what is your controller code, your model...

[eluser]tim1965[/eluser]
Sry if i am not clear (minus the beers i am in the same position as you, although i could murder one right now).
Ok from the top.
I am running two queries for a search page. The first generates some variable ids for the second query. On the second query i am trying to populate a where_not_in.
So my first query returns an array as above in my first post. I want to use this populate the where_not_in for my second query.
So the manual says do this

$names = array('Frank', 'Todd', 'James');
$this->db->where_not_in('username', $names);
// Produces: WHERE username NOT IN ('Frank', 'Todd', 'James')

However i cannot work out how to make my array thre same as the manual
Relevant part of my query is
$this->db->where_not_in('master_property_reference.property_id', $v);
//$this->db->where_not_in('username', $names);

$query = $this->db->get();
if($query->num_rows() >0)
{
$row=$query->result_array();
return $row;
}
with $v currently only being accessed by explicitly setting it to
$v=$r['0']['object_id'];
Obviously that wont work with more than one element.
My controller is
$result = $this->M_search_v1->check_dates();
So all i am trying to do is get the result of my first query to look like the manual says so thati can pass this->db->where_not_in an array to populate my second query.

I hope this is clear.

[eluser]alboyd[/eluser]
I don't know why my snippet didn't help with this?

Run your first query - assign results to $query_results

Code:

foreach ($query_results->result() as $row) {

$not_in[] = $row->fieldname;

}

Run your second query and use $not_in...

I don't use activerecord myself although for once, with this example, I can see where it would be pretty useful! But nevertheless perhaps your syntax for the not_in db class function is wrong - i don't know cause I don't use it.

Sorry I can't help more mate.. I'll look at this in the daylight tomorrow and perhaps see where I have gone wrong!

[eluser]tim1965[/eluser]
Ok thnx i will run thru your suggestion later and appreciate your help, i know i am probably doing something stupid, but cannot get it.
Thnx again.

[eluser]tim1965[/eluser]
Bingo solved

Problem was at my end. I had some old code in from an earlier attempt that i missed. Thnx for your help.

[eluser]kulldox[/eluser]
If I understand correctly you have an array:

Code:

$r['0']['object_id']='Frank';
$r['1']['object_id']='Todd';
$r['2']['object_id']='James';

and you want to convert it to something like this:

Code:

$v = array(‘Frank’, ‘Todd’, ‘James’);

To do that you only have to do the following:

Code:

foreach ($r as $val){
    $v[]=$val['object_id'];
}        
var_dump($v);

which will output the following:

Code:

array(3) {
  [0]=>
  string(5) "Frank"
  [1]=>
  string(4) "Todd"
  [2]=>
  string(5) "James"
}

Is it the one you want?

[eluser]kgill[/eluser]
Just as a follow up, read up on subqueries, unless there's something I'm missing here - there's no reason you had to do this in two different queries.

Code:

select * from table1
where username NOT IN (select username from table2)