On Tuesday, April 05, 2005 20:31, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have loaded a large *.csv spreadsheet into mysql and one number, the > grand total, changes from 16996941 on the Excel spreadsheet to > 8388607 in the mysql database. The numbers surrounding this number > are correct at all stages. I have reloaded, checked formatting and > done various other things without success. Then I went to the text > (*.sql) file in which I had dumped the mysql table, manually changed > the number to 16996941 and put the text file on the server. However, > the number that showed up on the web page table and the number in the > database on the server is 8388607. Note that the smaller number is > just under half of the larger number.
This is exactly the maximum value of a signed mediumint. Might I suggest a column type of int or bigint. In a numeric field, anything over the maximum will be converted to the maximum, and anything under the minimun will be converted to the minimun. > This makes no sense. Any solutions? > > Ken -- Tom Crimmins Interface Specialist Pottawattamie County, Iowa -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
