"Darryl Hoar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 07/21/2005 04:12:39 PM:
> Greetings, > I am currently using Mysql 3.23.52. I am looking for events (when a record > is added, mod'd or deleted > from a table, and event is sent to each client connected to the DB. > Firebird can do this, > but before I port my application to firebird, I was wondering if Mysql had > something similar ? > > thanks in advance, > Darryl > > The closest thing to "events" in MySQL will be Triggers coming in v 5.0.x. There is no external events you can either register as a callback for or trap against. The closest thing you can do with your version is to monitor the binlog and detect the changes. Shawn Green Database Administrator Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine