Hi Eric
These problems look like they may have to do with the way that you are using the query variable in the sql. If it is just that the underscore is causing problems you should try using a variable that does not rely on an underscore, inner cased variable names should work for you without problems. Run a test with the names of the variables defined without an underscore in them to see if you have the same problem. If you do then it would indicate that the problem is not with the underscores but something else. Please post back and let us know what you discover. 
What is the query variable? Is that the table names and columns?
I have no idea how to understand the code I have just pasted, I general use the dreamweaver recordset user interface. I'm not sure how to change the code or even to know which part of the code is incorrect
<?php$Paramperson_id_WADApeople = "-1";
if (isset($_GET['person_id'])) {
$Paramperson_id_WADApeople = (get_magic_quotes_gpc()) ? $_GET['person_id'] : addslashes($_GET['person_id']);
}
mysql_select_db($database_connElite, $connElite);
$query_WADApeople = sprintf("SELECT person_id, person_cat_id, salutation_id, firstname, lastname, address, city, postcode, mobile, email, telephone, fax, username, password, password_hint, newsletter_id, user_level FROM people WHERE person_id = %s", GetSQLValueString($Paramperson_id_WADApeople, "int"));
$WADApeople = mysql_query($query_WADApeople, $connElite) or die(mysql_error());
$row_WADApeople = mysql_fetch_assoc($WADApeople);
$totalRows_WADApeople = mysql_num_rows($WADApeople);?>
my table name is people
the primary key is person_id
Many Thanks
