Mr, Thursday, January 31, 2002, 6:01:21 AM, you wrote: MKC> Dear MySQL community,
MKC> I am new MySQL user. I want to migrate a M$ SQL Server MKC> database to MySQL in a Linux box. Since table names in MKC> MySQL@Linux is case sensitive, I am having troubles MKC> connecting to the server via ODBC from a Windows box. MKC> I search the documentation and find that I may be able MKC> to disable the case sensitivity by setting the MKC> variable called lower_case_table_names to 1 when MKC> starting the server. I edit my.cnf and restart the MKC> server. Everything seems OK. mysqladmin and the Show MKC> Variables command in mysql confirm that this variable MKC> is now 1 instead of 0 before I make the changes. I MKC> have also changed the schema so that all table names MKC> are now in lower cases. MKC> However, when I perform a select, eg., MKC> SELECT * FROM Company; MKC> Then, an error occurs that tells me that the user xxx MKC> is not allowed select the table. Of course, there is MKC> no error when the following SQL is submitted: MKC> SELECT * FROM company; MKC> I change my.cnf back and repeat the above tests and MKC> the error persists. Thus, nothing seems to be changed MKC> by setting the variable. MKC> Have I missed anything? Yes, look in the manual: http://www.mysql.com/doc/N/a/Name_case_sensitivity.html If you set option lower_case_table_names=1, you should convert your old table names befor starting mysqld. -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
