> Is it possible to enforce data formatting in fields using something like > a regular expression? > varchar is great but does not stop someone putting in the wrong > reference number.
Dates should be in a DATE column, not a varchar. > I suspect the answer is no, you have to do it at a higher level. What > aprroach would people suggest? > Perhaps another table with two fields - field_name and field_regex? Martijn Tonies Database Workbench - development tool for MySQL, and more! Upscene Productions http://www.upscene.com My thoughts: http://blog.upscene.com/martijn/ Database development questions? Check the forum! http://www.databasedevelopmentforum.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
