Thanks... That's exactly what I was looking for. Simple and elegant.
Rob. On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Roger Baklund wrote: > Asuming all dates are 20xx: > > mysql> select > @d:='01-DEC-18',@d2:=concat('20',mid(@d,1,2),'-',field(mid(@d,4,3), > 'JAN','FEB','MAR','APR','MAY','JUN','JUL','AUG','SEP','OCT','NOV','DEC'),'-' > ,mid(@d,8,2)) as converted, @d2 + interval 1 second as proof; > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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