Nathan Gross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 12/20/2005 05:34:58 PM: > Hi; > [Mysql 4x] In a table where I get data from another program, I have > many records (about 1000) that have illegal chars in a [unique] > indexed varchar field. I would like to clean the illegal characters > out and leave the rest of the data intact. > 1. Is there a utility to do this? > 1b) Or an UPDATE command? > > Problem is that I do not even know which characters are illegal. > For the future, I can have my Java program check before the inserts. > > 2. What are the illegal characters? > > Thank you. > -nat >
If you don't know what is illegal, how do you know you have illegal characters? Are you getting some kind of error message or warning? You have to give us the same information you have in order for us to make an informed decision. Shawn Green Database Administrator Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine
