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$list = array ("N" , "F" , "P" , "O" ,"R");
// foreach($list as $value) {
//comparison of the database type with the array list
$typeCount = 0;
$type='';
while($rows = mysql_fetch_assoc($result))
{
//start of the main loop through the database
/* print "<pre>";
print_r($rows);
print "</pre>";*/
//comparison of the database type with the array list
if($rows['TYPE'] == "N" || $rows['TYPE'] == "F" || $rows['TYPE'] == "P" || $rows['TYPE'] == "O" || $rows['TYPE'] == "R")
{
$value = $rows['TYPE'];
$typeCount = 1;
}
if($typeCount == 1)
{
$storyType = "NEWS";
if($value == "B") $storyType = "NEWS BRIEFS";
if($value == "F") $storyType = "FEATURES";
if($value == "P") $storyType = "PROFILES";
if($value == "R") $storyType = "REVIEWS";
if($value == "O") $storyType = "OBITUARIES";
}
if($type!=$rows['TYPE']){
print $storyType;
$type=$rows['TYPE'];
}