At 2:43 PM -0400 6/26/01, Richard Bates wrote:
>How do I get a default date time in the create table clause...
The MySQL Reference Manual states that DEFAULT values must be constants.
Insert NOW() into the field when you create new records.
>
>I have tried
>
>Create table(
> CreationDate DATETIME DEFAULT NOW(),
> Info varchar(100)
> );
>Create table(
> CreationDate DATETIME DEFAULT "NOW()",
> Info varchar(100)
> );
>
>Create table(
> CreationDate DATETIME DEFAULT SYSDATE(),
> Info varchar(100)
> );
>Create table(
> CreationDate DATETIME DEFAULT "SYSDATE()",
> Info varchar(100)
> );
>
>Create table(
> CreationDate DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_DATE(),
> Info varchar(100)
> );
>Create table(
> CreationDate DATETIME DEFAULT "CURRENT_DATE()",
> Info varchar(100)
> );
>
>All without the quote return with invalid syntax.
>With the quote inserts "000-00-00 00:00:00" meaining invalid date.
>==================================
>=== Richard Bates
>=== TELEHOUSE America
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