Hi,
MySQL lets you do a select without any tables,
i.e., without the from-clause.
So,
select 3;
returns one row, one column, value 3.
To put a value into a variable (you mean the @a -style variables?),
you can either
select @a := 3;
or
set @a := 3;
And yes, if you want to do it the Oracle way,
why not just define a table called DUAL and put one row in it?
create table DUAL ( ID tinyint unsigned not null primary key ) max_rows=1;
insert into DUAL values ( 1 );
Hope this helps.
Jan
"M. A. Ould-Beddi" wrote:
>
> I know that in Oracle it is possible to select a number
> from DUAL and put it in a variable. Is it possible
> In mysql? and how?
>
> Thanks
>
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