RESOLVED Does this Query have a chance?

[Dax IX]

Not only am I pretty new to writing my own PHP code, I'm even newer at writing my own SQL queries and even newer at writing anything for vBulletin, if that makes sense...

I'm JUST starting a vBa CMPS page for a friend of mine's site and before I get too far into this, I'd like to know if this query has a chance of working, given that all of the tables and other variables are correct...

PHP Code:

$menus = $db->query_read("
                        SELECT id, shortdescription
                        FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "menus
                        WHERE " . for($i = 0 ; $i < $n ; $i++){ . "(id = " . $menuids_array[$i] . ") " . if($i < ($n - 1)){ . "AND "}}
                        ); 


In other words, can I include a for() function in a query?

Remember, I'm just a noob at this, so if I've done something horribly wrong in my code, I'm simply just not aware of what you can and cannot do in SQL queries yet. (or PHP, apparently)

Oh, and also, this is the second query on this page. Is it possible to combine two queries if one of them contains the results of the other? (See code above)

Thanks!

[EDIT]
Realized I needed to change a couple things.
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--------------- Added 31 Dec 2008 at 05:38 ---------------

I'm learning that I have a LOT to learn...

Never mind...I figured out the query I need to run, but I'm having problems with the rest of my script...