I can't figure out why I get an error message relating to fiels "borderstates" and "bordernotes" when I try to create a new table. One is VARCHAR, the other TEXT, and both are NULL, like almost every field on the table.
Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks. SQL-query: CREATE TABLE `geog` ( `NID` INT( 3 ) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT , `IDArea` CHAR( 3 ) NOT NULL , `Name` VARCHAR( 50 ) NOT NULL , `coordNS` VARCHAR( 7 ) DEFAULT NULL , `coordNS2` VARCHAR( 3 ) DEFAULT NULL , `coordEW` VARCHAR( 8 ) DEFAULT NULL , `coordEW2` VARCHAR( 3 ) DEFAULT NULL , `coordnotes` TEXT DEFAULT NULL , `location` VARCHAR( 255 ) DEFAULT NULL , `mapref` VARCHAR( 33 ) DEFAULT NULL , `areak` DECIMAL( 9, 2 ) DEFAULT NULL , `arealandk` DECIMAL( 9, 2 ) DEFAULT NULL , `areawaterk` DECIMAL( 9, 2 ) DEFAULT NULL , `areanotes` VARCHAR( 255 ) DEFAULT NULL , `aracomp` VARCHAR( 100 ) DEFAULT NULL , `borderk` INT( 6, 1 ) DEFAULT NULL , `borderstates` VARCHAR( 255 ) DEFAULT NULL , `bordernotes` TEXT DEFAULT NULL , `coastk` DECIMAL( 6.1 ) DEFAULT NULL , `coastnotes` TEXT DEFAULT NULL , `martersea` INT( 3 ) DEFAULT NULL , `marconzone` INT( 2 ) DEFAULT NULL , `marconshelf` VARCHAR( 255 ) DEFAULT NULL , `marexecon` INT( 3 ) DEFAULT NULL , `marexfish` INT( 3 ) DEFAULT NULL , `marnotes` VARCHAR( 255 ) DEFAULT NULL , `climate` VARCHAR( 255 ) DEFAULT NULL , `elevhighpt` VARCHAR( 255 ) DEFAULT NULL , `elevhighm` INT( 4 ) DEFAULT NULL , `elevlowpt` VARCHAR( 255 ) DEFAULT NULL , `elevlowm` INT( 4 ) DEFAULT NULL , `elevnotes` VARCHAR( 255 ) DEFAULT NULL , `terrain` TEXT DEFAULT NULL , `natres` TEXT DEFAULT NULL , `nathaz` TEXT DEFAULT NULL , `envagree` TEXT DEFAULT NULL , `envagree2` VARCHAR( 255 ) DEFAULT NULL , `envissues` TEXT DEFAULT NULL , `landuse` INT( 2, 2 ) DEFAULT NULL , `landusecrops` INT( 2, 2 ) DEFAULT NULL , `landuseother` INT( 2, 2 ) DEFAULT NULL , `landusenotes` VARCHAR( 100 ) DEFAULT NULL , `irrigate` INT( 6, 2 ) DEFAULT NULL , `irrigatenotes` VARCHAR( 255 ) DEFAULT NULL , `geognotes` TEXT DEFAULT NULL , PRIMARY KEY ( `NID` ) , INDEX ( `IDArea` ) ) MySQL said: Documentation #1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '1) DEFAULT NULL, `borderstates` VARCHAR(255) DEFAULT NULL, `bordernotes` TEXT DE' at line 1 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]