get post ID using meta-key query

  • I just want to get post ID whose sku is GS-xxxxx .
    If no post exists, i’l create a new one.

    I thought this was going to be a snap.
    I need to get a post’s ID based on query for a particular SKU.
    custom field= “sku”
    the meta-value shown here exists.
    I can get the ID, but how do I check if there was NO ID?

    // retrieve one post with determined sku
query_posts('meta_key=sku&meta_value=GS_5-00252');
while (have_posts()) : the_post();
$str = get_the_ID() ;
echo $str;
$len= strlen($str);
if (1 > $len ) {
echo "NO POST yet, create';
} else {
echo $len;
}
endwhile;

    I’m OK till I hit the IF statement.
    I need to check if the ID exists, if not, then I will create a new post.
    for the life of me, can’t figure out what’s wrong with that if statement.
    I thought maybe missing a “;” after the }… but not the case (I think).
    stumped… can anyone save me some headaches playing with this?

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  • Thread Starter vincej

    (@vincej)

    hey, no way to delete a post?

    this will remain as testimony to my blindness?

    problem solved.
    echo “NO POST yet, create’;

    mismatched quote and single quote mark.

    doh !works now.

    must get new glasses.

    Since the post is here, you might as well get the correct way of doing it ??

    query_posts('meta_key=sky&meta_value=GS_5-00252');
if (have_posts()) :
    while (have_posts()) : the_post();
        $str = get_the_ID() ;
        echo $str;
    endwhile;
else :
    echo 'NO POST yet, create';
endif;
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