On 23-Sep-2001 Neil Silvester wrote:
>
> 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.
> Thanks.
>
select char(id + 96) as alphaid ...
Regards,
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(53kr33t w0rdz: sql table query)
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