Claire,
>I want to check if a column exists in a table before I
>do an alter table to add it. How do I do this in
>mysql? Thanks.
If you are using MySQL 5.0, query information_schema.columns
(http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/columns-table.html) for the table and
column. Otherwise use SHOW COLUMNS FROM tablename.
PB
http://www.artfulsoftware.com
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Claire Lee wrote:
I want to check if a column exists in a table before I
do an alter table to add it. How do I do this in
mysql? Thanks.
Claire
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