Bill Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied: > Fulko Hew wrote: > > > I am using mySQL 3.22.4a-beta > > yes, I know its old :-( > > > > I have just stumbled across a problem with how it > > treats 'uniqueness' in table contents. > > > > I have a table with a column defined as: > > > > create table test (name varchar(80) not null); > > alter table test ADD UNIQUE (name), ADD INDEX (name);
> If you want this to be case sensitive you need to add "BINARY" to any '*char' > columns: > > create table test (name varchar(80) BINARY not null); > alter table test ADD UNIQUE (name), ADD INDEX (name); Of course you are right, and despite the fact I've just spent an hour searching the manual for this and _not_ seeing it. I do another search, and yes, there it is staring me in the face. (duh, sound of hand slapping on forehead) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fulko Hew, Voice: 905-681-5570 Senior Engineering Designer, Fax: 905-681-5556 SITA (Burlington) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 777 Walkers Line, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, L7N 2G1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
