That's why there is a seperate area called "documentation" . why let MySQL software run slower and/or eat up more memory space with a useless feature. You can always document your specifications in a document, it doesn't have to be stored on the tables themselves. If you really want that documentation to be in your database, you can create a table with table_name, field_name, field_description columns and enter the information there.
Just my 2 cents on this.. Gurhan -----Original Message----- From: mike markovich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 4:54 PM To: Paul DuBois; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Column Header/ Column Description Paul, Thanks for responding. The ability to document columns, tables, databases, etc. seems pretty important to me. Why is this not an issue to others? Am I approaching this issue the wrong way? Your thoughts would be appreciated. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Paul DuBois [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 1:02 PM To: mike markovich; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Column Header/ Column Description At 11:48 -0700 5/15/02, mike markovich wrote: >Hi All, > >What is the convention for documenting the contents/purpose of a >column in MySql? There is none. > Most databases I have worked with had a way where text could be >entered for each column that described the purpose and or contents >of the column. It seems to me that this is something that should >happen at table creation time, but I've searched for a long time and >haven't found anything. A more general question might be how is >meta data entered or stored for tables and columns in MySql? > >Can somebody point me in the right direction? > >Many Thanks, >Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
