$query = "SELECT * FROM announcements WHERE category='".$category."' AND active='1' ORDER BY date DESC";
$result = mssql_query ( $query ) or die ( 'Query Error' );
$time = time();
 while ( $row = mssql_fetch_assoc ( $result ) )
 {
 
 if($time > $row['expire'])
 {
 $id = $row['id'];
 $count = 0;
 $query = "UPDATE announcements SET active='0' WHERE id='$id'";
 mssql_query($query);
 }else
 {
 // HERE IS WHERE I WOULD STORE THE RESULTS INTO AN ARRAY TO BE ACCESSED BY FLASH
 }
 $count++;
 }