If you have the 5.0.x version of MySQL then INFROMATION SCHEMA can give
you what you want. i.e.
SELECT a.*, b.*
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS AS a
INNER JOIN _SCHEMA.COLUMNS AS b
ON (a.column_name = b.column_name)
WHERE a.TABLE_NAME = 'foo_1'
AND b.TABLE_NAME = 'foo_2'
If you look up INFORMATION SCHEMA in the documentation you will find the
table definitions to chose the columns you need for your comparison.
21. The INFORMATION_SCHEMA Information Database
21.1. INFORMATION_SCHEMA Tables
-----Original Message-----
From: Alfredo Cole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 9:08 AM
To: mysql@lists.mysql.com
Subject: Compare two tables
Hi:
I need to compare the structure of two tables (fields, field types,
field
lengths, indices, etc.) to determine if they have the same schema, even
if
the fields may be in a different order. Is there a command in mysql that
will
do this? This will be used to determine if the tables are basically the
same,
or if they need to be upgraded based on the table structures of a
central
office.
Thank you.
--
Alfredo J. Cole
Grupo ACyC
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