Paul, > > > I want to dump the contents of one table in to another table > > > which has the same structure in MySQL, with just one column type changed > > > from VARCHAR to TEXT. Whats the best way to do this? > > > > Would INSERT...SELECT suit you? > > Yes, but it's a big table. Is there a way to do this nicely? ie, something > like > > SELECT * from <table1> | INSERT - INTO <table2>
=I'm sorry I don't understand "nicely" (but see below) - you can do a SELECT INTO OUTFILE, if you prefer to do it in two steps. > I was considerign using mysqldump, but I only want to reload one table in > a database, and I'm not sure the mysqldump syntax for specific tables. If you are not happy/familiar with native SQL or the MySQL tools, then I recommend an SQL admin/mgmt package like MySQL-Front (www.mysql-front.de IIRC) which will allow you to do/see things in 'prototype' mode, ie 'I want to see it as it happens...'. It also features an export facility (tbl defns and/or tbl contents - into 'dump format') which I use ALL the time. Regards, =dn --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
