Computer memory is not bit-addressable, how can you store a bit as an independent data unit ? Other than as part of a record, there are no C data types (which is used to implement MySQL kernel) that can process bit as a data type.
If i miss the context, please advise me back. thanks On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Moon's Father <yueliangdao0...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. > MySQL only has one datatype called bit, but its smallest storage is one > byte. > How to save a bit on disk, but not a byte? > Any reply is appreciated. > -- > David Yeung, > MySQL Senior Support Engineer, > Sun Gold Partner. > My Blog:http://yueliangdao0608.cublog.cn > Comanpy: http://www.actionsky.com > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
