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Hey guys, I'm working on another plugin and I'm having a bit of trouble out of it.
I make my sql_squery using '$sql = sed_sql_query' to define it, and it works almost as it should, but since the php it's hooked into already has a $sql, the plugin running causes problems with the original sql query. (It makes al but one of it's results disappear).

So my first thought was to change mine to $sql2. This causes my results to display twice instead of just once as it should. I tried a ton of different names for it and they all cause the same issue, two of the same result.

Anyone have any ideas on how I can correct this issue? Thanks in advance..

EDIT// This thread can be deleted if nothing comes of it in a few days.
I'm not using the same methods so this is no longer a problem for me, however, if anyone has information on it, I woudl love to hear about it and I'm sure it will benifit someone down the road.