That's exactly what I thought when reading Michael's email, but tried anyways, thanks for clarification :)
2012/10/16 <h...@tbbs.net> > >>>> 2012/10/16 12:57 -0400, Michael Dykman >>>> > your now() statement is getting executed for every row on the select. try > ptting the phrase up front > as in: > set @ut= unix_timestamp(now()) > and then use that in your statement. > <<<<<<<< > Quote: > > Functions that return the current date or time each are evaluated only > once per query at the start of query execution. This means that multiple > references to a function such as > <file:///C:/Program%20Files/MySQL/MySQL%20Server%205.5/HELP/functions.html#function_now>NOW() > within a single query always produce the same result. (For our purposes, a > single query also includes a call to a stored program (stored routine, > trigger, or event) and all subprograms called by that program.) This > principle also applies to > <file:///C:/Program%20Files/MySQL/MySQL%20Server%205.5/HELP/functions.html#function_curdate>CURDATE(), > <file:///C:/Program%20Files/MySQL/MySQL%20Server%205.5/HELP/functions.html#function_curtime>CURTIME(), > <file:///C:/Program%20Files/MySQL/MySQL%20Server%205.5/HELP/functions.html#function_utc-date>UTC_DATE(), > <file:///C:/Program%20Files/MySQL/MySQL%20Server%205.5/HELP/functions.html#function_utc-time>UTC_TIME(), > <file:///C:/Program%20Files/MySQL/MySQL%20Server%205.5/HELP/f! > unctio > ns.html#function_utc-timestamp>UTC_TIMESTAMP(), and to any of their > synonyms. > > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > >