"Srinivasa T.N." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Well, if I use the SQL statements specific to MySQL in my application, > then won't I loose portability??
For the most part - there are certain tricks you can try, which takes advantage of text which looks like comments to other databases. If you want to write standards compliant SQL for MySQL, you should really take a look at http://www.mysql.com/doc/C/o/Compatibility.html , to see what MySQL does and doesn't support. -- Trond Eivind Glomsrød Red Hat, Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php