Note when I added $scout = $_POST['scoutReport']; $pid = $_POST['pid']; mysql_query("INSERT INTO scouting (playerID, report) VALUES ('" . $pid . "','" . $scout . "')", $conn); printf ("Updated records: %d\n", mysql_affected_rows()); <-- added this I get a '-1' which apparently indicates query failure: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-affected-rows.php But I still have no idea why... Tom ===== http://www.Pixelmech.com/ - read my latest blog posting! John 3:16