> > > > 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. > > The OP says 'data' not 'date' :) He is talking about a reference number that > needs to be in a certain format.
Woops, I stand corrected :-) Dang, I really should stop reading data as date. I do that quite often. > I too would argue that this requirement is more application layer than in > the database. Surely anyone editting the tables directly should know what > they're doing and adhere to the correct format. Martijn Tonies Database Workbench - tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL, NexusDB, Oracle & MS SQL Server 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]
