diff --git a/js/db_operations.js b/js/db_operations.js
index 4e3dedf4f..502ca0d00 100644
--- a/js/db_operations.js
+++ b/js/db_operations.js
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                     .after(data.sql_query);
 
                     //Remove the empty notice div generated due to a NULL query passed to PMA_showMessage()
-                    var notice_class = $("#topmenucontainer").next("div").find('.notice');
-                    if($(notice_class).text() == '') {
-                        $(notice_class).remove();
+                    var $notice_class = $("#topmenucontainer").next("div").find('.notice');
+                    if ($notice_class.text() == '') {
+                        $notice_class.remove();
                     }
 
                     $("<span>" + PMA_messages['strReloadDatabase'] + "?</span>").dialog({
diff --git a/js/sql.js b/js/sql.js
index d9ecdea05..96483e0e7 100644
--- a/js/sql.js
+++ b/js/sql.js
@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@ function getFieldName($this_field, disp_mode) {
  * The function that iterates over each row in the table_results and appends a
  * new inline edit anchor to each table row.
  *
- * @param   disp_mode   string
  */
-function appendInlineAnchor(disp_mode) {
-    if(disp_mode == 'vertical') {
+function appendInlineAnchor() {
+    var disp_mode = $("#top_direction_dropdown").val();
+
+    if (disp_mode == 'vertical') {
         // there can be one or two tr containing this class, depending
         // on the ModifyDeleteAtLeft and ModifyDeleteAtRight cfg parameters 
         $('#table_results tr')
@@ -163,10 +164,9 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
      * Attach the {@link appendInlineAnchor} function to a custom event, which
      * will be triggered manually everytime the table of results is reloaded
      * @memberOf    jQuery
-     * @name        sqlqueryresults_live
      */
     $("#sqlqueryresults").live('appendAnchor',function() {
-        appendInlineAnchor(disp_mode);
+        appendInlineAnchor();
     })
 
     /**
@@ -224,7 +224,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 
         $.post($(this).attr('action'), $(this).serialize() , function(data) {
             if(data.success == true) {
-                PMA_ajaxShowMessage(data.message);
+                // fade out previous success message, if any 
+                $('.success').fadeOut();
+                // show a message that stays on screen 
+                $('#sqlqueryform').before(data.message);
                 $('#sqlqueryresults').show();
                 // this happens if a USE command was typed
                 if (typeof data.reload != 'undefined') {
@@ -243,6 +246,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                 $('#sqlqueryresults').hide();
             }
             else {
+                // real results are returned
                 $('#sqlqueryresults').show();
                 $("#sqlqueryresults").html(data);
                 $("#sqlqueryresults").trigger('appendAnchor');
@@ -270,13 +274,13 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
         
         /**
-         * @var the_form    Object referring to the form element that paginates the results table
+         * @var $the_form    Object referring to the form element that paginates the results table
          */
-        var the_form = $(this).parent("form");
+        var $the_form = $(this).parent("form");
 
-        $(the_form).append('<input type="hidden" name="ajax_request" value="true" />');
+        $the_form.append('<input type="hidden" name="ajax_request" value="true" />');
 
-        $.post($(the_form).attr('action'), $(the_form).serialize(), function(data) {
+        $.post($the_form.attr('action'), $the_form.serialize(), function(data) {
             $("#sqlqueryresults").html(data);
             $("#sqlqueryresults").trigger('appendAnchor');
         }) // end $.post()
diff --git a/js/tbl_select.js b/js/tbl_select.js
index 6b03cced5..3c6cae338 100644
--- a/js/tbl_select.js
+++ b/js/tbl_select.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         event.preventDefault();
 
         // empty previous search results while we are waiting for new results
-        $("#searchresults").empty();
+        $("#sqlqueryresults").empty();
         PMA_ajaxShowMessage(PMA_messages['strSearching']);
 
 	    // add this hidden field just once 
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         $.post($search_form.attr('action'), $search_form.serialize(), function(response) {
             if (typeof response == 'string') {
                 // found results
-                $("#searchresults").html(response);
+                $("#sqlqueryresults").html(response);
+                $("#sqlqueryresults").trigger('appendAnchor');
                 $('#tbl_search_form').hide();
                 $('#togglesearchform')
                  // always start with the Show message
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
                  .show();
             } else {
                 // error message (zero rows)
-                $("#searchresults").html(response['message']);
+                $("#sqlqueryresults").html(response['message']);
             }
         })
     })
diff --git a/tbl_select.php b/tbl_select.php
index a680c86b8..67bf5d24b 100644
--- a/tbl_select.php
+++ b/tbl_select.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 require_once './libraries/common.inc.php';
 require_once './libraries/mysql_charsets.lib.php';
 
+$GLOBALS['js_include'][] = 'sql.js';
 $GLOBALS['js_include'][] = 'tbl_select.js';
 $GLOBALS['js_include'][] = 'jquery/jquery-ui-1.8.custom.js';
 $GLOBALS['js_include'][] = 'jquery/timepicker.js';
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ $(function() {
     <input type="submit" name="submit" value="<?php echo __('Go'); ?>" />
 </fieldset>
 </form>
-<div id="searchresults"></div>
+<div id="sqlqueryresults"></div>
     <?php
     require './libraries/footer.inc.php';
 }