Problem is I'm accessing mysql through scripting against a table that may or may not have ID field,
select count(*) from (desc ATTRIBUTES) where Field ='ID'; if count(*) > 0 then select ID from ATTRIBUTES; else do something else; end if; -----Original Message----- From: Gurhan Ozen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 5:57 PM To: hong chen Subject: RE: create tmp table of column list of a table for future use SHOW CREATE TABLE ... syntax will show you whether or not the field name is there.. Gurhan --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
