[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Stefan,
>
> When you insert a row in a table and you do not specify a value
> for a field, mySQL (and any other DBMNS?) will do the following:
>
> 1. If field accepts null: it will set the value of that field
> to null
>
> 2. If field DOES NOT accept null - no default value set: it will
> set the field's value as per "primitive" data type of field. If CHAR()
> it will set it to '', if date/datetime to 0000-00-00, if numeric
> to 0. And so on. And this is why you get the '' in your field
> when you do your insert.
>
> 2. If field DOES NOT accept null - default value set:
> it set the field's value to the deafult.
>
i found this behaviour for date/datetime values in the documentation,
but
nothing with char/varchar.
looks like there is no way to reject rows when forgot to set iuser :-(
your explanation should be pasted to the mysqlDocu
thx
stefan
> Christopher Lambrou,
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> On 5/03/2001 20:59:48, you said:
> >hi list,
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