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why are you using extract() in your first code? extract makes variables the same name as the column name and then you echo $row['column']; ??

you cant echo a variable = value string, either do

PHP Code:

 echo $ReportID = $_REQUEST['Edit']; 

or

PHP Code:

 echo $_REQUEST['Edit']; 

You cant name a key like you have in REQUEST, it has to be in quotes

I would suggest you start here:
http://ie2.php.net/manual/en/tutorial.php

The PHP Manual is very good..

The purpose of GET or POST or REQUEST are listed under the variables (predefined I think) in the manual