Neil Silvester writes:
> How do I convert (or create from scratch) a table who's AUTO_INCREMENT
> column would be a, b, c, d, e and so forth up to z?
> At the moment I am using an INT column 1, 2, 3, 4, etc, but I would really
> be able to make good use in my queries if this column was alphabetical
> instead.
I'd be surprised if there's a way to do it. But what is stopping you
from converting numbers to char codes? Look at the string functions
in the manual.
//C
mysql, database, bullshitfilterthatdoesn'twork
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