I mean: Should I enable something like 'strict checking' / verbose so that MYSQLcomplains and refrains from inserting truncated data in the tables??
Thanks, Anoop On 4/28/05, Anoop kumar V <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you, > > But the show warnings does not seem to work on my prompt. I am using > mysql> SELECT VERSION(); > +-----------+ > | VERSION() | > +-----------+ > | 4.0.23-nt | > +-----------+ > > And even if it did and does how will that reflect in my tomcat logs?? I > mean I want a way where without user interaction any such warnings are > recorded somewhere.. > > Also why does it insert at all - I just checked with Sybase and previously > MS Sql server - both display a very visible error message and DO NOT insert > the data (although the bug filled MS SQL server said "data may have been > truncated" when data was not even inserted!!) > > Should I enable somethink like strict checking so that MSSQL complains and > refrains from inserting truncated data in the tables?? > > Thanks and r, > Anoop Kumar V. > > On 4/28/05, mathias fatene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I think you shoul dcatch the "show warnings" command cause in mysql > > client you see the number of warnings. > > Data are even truncated according to the limit of the type (tinyint, int > > ...). > > > > Example : > > mysql> create table toto(a tinyint,b char(5)); > > Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.06 sec) > > > > mysql> insert into toto values (500,'Long text'); > > Query OK, 1 row affected, 2 warnings (0.02 sec) > > > > It's said here that i have 2 warnings. > > > > mysql> show warnings > > -> ; > > +---------+------+------------------------------------------------------ > > + > > | Level | Code | Message > > | > > +---------+------+------------------------------------------------------ > > > > + > > | Warning | 1264 | Data truncated; out of range for column 'a' at row 1 > > | > > | Warning | 1265 | Data truncated for column 'b' at row 1 > > | > > +---------+------+------------------------------------------------------ > > > > + > > 2 rows in set (0.00 sec) > > > > mysql> select * from toto; > > +------+------+ > > | a | b | > > +------+------+ > > | 127 | Long | <==== my 500 is also truncated > > +------+------+ > > 1 row in set (0.00 sec) > > > > Best Regards > > -------------------- > > Mathias FATENE > > > > Hope that helps > > *This not an official mysql support answer > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Anoop kumar V [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: vendredi 29 avril 2005 00:21 > > To: mysql@lists.mysql.com > > Subject: No error / warning when data is truncated on insertion into > > mysql > > > > I am using MySQL and SQL server with Tomcat. > > > > Our application writes into both databases (mysql and ms sql server) at > > once > > based on some data collected from an end user. Now if the end user > > enters > > more data (characters) than the column can hold, the data obviously gets > > > > > > truncated. > > > > But the surprising thing is that although MS SQL server sends a warning > > message to tomcat (seen on the tomcat console) that "data may have been > > truncated" - MySQL does not show any warning message (I would have > > expected > > an error actually) as the data in the column is not what the data was > > intended to be. > > (Actually MS SQL shows the error and does not even insert the data...) > > > > Does MySQL not care or maybe I need to activate some option in MySQL > > like > > verbose or stict checking etc... It just truncated and inserted the data > > > > with no warning / error or any hassle!! > > > > how can i force mysql to check for such inconsistencies and report?? > > -- > > Thanks and best regards, > > Anoop > > > > > > > -- > Thanks and best regards, > Anoop > -- Thanks and best regards, Anoop
