"Philip <test>" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello,
>
> I have a feature request: How about adding a built-in function to convert
> IP addresses from strings to "INT UNSIGNED", and another function to
> convert vice versa.
>
> This makes it easier for e.g. people whose web applications log IP
> addresses in MySQL; it is more efficient to store IP addresses as INT
> UNSIGNED than VARCHAR(10). Also, mask operations (e.g. '&' and '|') can be
> performed on INT UNSIGNED.
>
> I have attached two C functions (ip2num to convert from string to unsigned
> long, and num2ip to convert from unsigned long to string) that could be
> used as code if someone decides to make a built-in function for this.
>
> -Philip Mak ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
HI1
Have you taken a look at INET_ATON and INET_NTOA functions ??
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