There are a few options here. First off, when making the query, just put the NOW() statement into the table....it's only a few extra keys to type, and it really isn't that difficult. The second option is using the TIMESTAMP type...take a look, it's probably what your looking for :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sreevatsava Varada" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 8:03 PM Subject: Doubt Hi, I've recently moved from MS-SQL Server 7.0 to mySQL. In MSSQL I used to give the default value 'GetDate()' for a field in the database with the datetime datatype. In mySQL I tried using Now(). But when I insert a new row the datetime field is taking 0000:00:00 00:00:00 value. Please let me know what should I give as the default value for 'record_date' field (of datetime datatype) so that it takes the value returned by Now() function when a new row is inserted using php script. Thanks. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
