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$query = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM fusion_players17 WHERE WSBNo = (' . mysql_real_escape_string(WSBNo) .')";
      //$query = "SELECT FROM fusion_players17 WHERE WSBNo = '$WSBNo'";
      $result = mysql_query($query);
      if (mysql_result($result, 0, 0) > 0){
      //if (mysql_result($result) >0){
    // some data matched
   echo "<center>";
   echo "That Square Has Been Taken, Go Back And Pick Another Square";
   echo "</center>";
} 
else {
       
        $sql = "INSERT INTO fusion_players17 (user_name, name, address, city, state, zip, email, password, Reg, SurvI, SurvII, BTL, Play, WSB, CPP, Marg, total, WSBNo)
                VALUES ('$user_name', '$name', '$address', '$city', '$state', '$zip', '$email', '$password', '$Reg', '$SurvI', '$SurvII', '$BTL', '$Play', '$WSB', '$CPP', '$Marg', '$total', '$WSBNo')";
        if (!mysql_query($sql,$connection)){
            die('Error: ' . mysql_error());