Hi Shawn I plan in installing the latest MySQL version tomorrow. Does MySQL not support Bool eg true and false
Neil On 22 May 2013, at 19:05, shawn green <shawn.l.gr...@oracle.com> wrote: > Hello Neil, > > On 5/22/2013 1:05 PM, Neil Tompkins wrote: >> Hi, Like the link states >> >> "For clarity: a TINYINT(1) datatype does NOT ENFORCE a boolean value data >> entry. For instance, it's still possible to insert a value of "2" (any >> integer up to the TINYINT max value). I personally don't see the added >> value of a 'BOOLEAN' synonym type which infact behaves unlike a boolean >> should." >> >> Has BOOL, BOOLEAN been taken out of MySQL 5.6 ? >> >> >> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Ian Simpson <i...@it.myjobgroup.co.uk>wrote: >> >>> BOOLEAN is a synonym for TINYINT(1) in MySQL: >>> >>> http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/numeric-type-overview.html >>> >>> >>> On 22 May 2013 17:55, Neil Tompkins <neil.tompk...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I've just created some tables that I designed using the MySQL Workbench >>>> Model. However, the database type BOOLEAN which was in my models has been >>>> converted to TINYINT(1); I'm currently running MySQL Version 5.6.2-m5 on >>>> Windows 2008 server. >>>> >>>> Any ideas why this has been removed ? >>>> > > This is exactly the same behavior that MySQL has had for over a decade. > Nothing has been added or removed since release 4.1.0 (2003-04-03) > http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/numeric-type-overview.html > http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-x.html > > Also, why are you using a pre-release (milestone) version of 5.6 when the > full release (GA) versions of 5.6 are available? > http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.6/en/ > > Regards, > -- > Shawn Green > MySQL Principal Technical Support Engineer > Oracle USA, Inc. - Hardware and Software, Engineered to Work Together. > Office: Blountville, TN > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
