----- Original Message ----- From: "Ferindo Middleton Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ferindo Middleton Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Hank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <mysql@lists.mysql.com> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 7:30 PM Subject: Re: TIMESTAMP field not automatically updating last_updated field
> Ferindo Middleton Jr wrote: > > Hank wrote: > >> Are the other fields in the update statement actually changing the > >> data? I don't know for sure, but if the data on disk is the same as > >> the update statement, mysql won't actually update the record, and > >> therefore might not update the last_updated field also. Just a > >> thought. > >> > >> > > Yes, I understand that one concept. I have seen it before.... If you > > do an update on a record but the actually values that you are passing > > in the statement are the exact values as were there before, no update > > to the timestamp field is made because none of the records values > > actually changed.... > > > > But no, that is not my situation. I've tested it.... and I am actually > > changing the values in the table (of course not specifying a new value > > for the TIMESTAMP field) but still the TIMESTAMP field doesn't > > auto-update. > > > > What disturbes me is that it works fine in one particular table but > > all the others it works. > > > > Ferindo > > > I'm running 5.0.19-nt. I haven't had a chance to test it but should it > make any difference if I say: > > last_updated TIMESTAMP, > > than if I say all this: > > last_updated TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP NOT NULL, > > I think this may be the difference in why some tables are auto > incrementing and others aren't. > > Ferindo > I'm using 4.1.11 on Solaris. I've explicitly created a table with one timestamp field and DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP NOT NULL I haven't tried an explicit update (useless to me) but an insert...on duplicate key update does not update the timestamp field. Have you, Ferindo, had any success yet? Does anyone have any further thoughts? (I just realized I need this also) --Jon -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
