Hi,
> SELECT max(fieldname) FROM table;
I think with this you get the CURRENT max value of entries existing in
the table, but not the REALLY maximum value you are able to insert.
> > Does anybody knows how can I check whether the max value in some
> > database's
> > field has
> > been reached?
> > For example, I have MEDIUMINT column and I want to reset its value once it
> > reaches its maximum, that is 8388607. How can I check which is the maximum
> > (min) value I can insert into field?
I think you have to parse the string you get from "show columns from
<table> like '<field name';" ...
Greetings,
Thomas Karcher
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