Tim, Friday, June 07, 2002, 7:05:40 AM, you wrote: TJ> I am using TJ> mysql Ver 11.15 Distrib 3.23.41, for redhat-linux-gnu TJ> on RH 7.2
TJ> I would like to sort on multiple columns, but Mysql TJ> tells my that the specified key would be too long TJ> (error 1071). TJ> If this is the case, what might be an alternative TJ> strategy? TJ> Specifically, here is an example table with description: TJ> describe CL0420; TJ> +----------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ TJ> | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | TJ> +----------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ TJ> | ID | int(11) | YES | | 0 | | TJ> | Producer | char(255) | YES | MUL | NULL | | TJ> | Varietal | char(255) | YES | MUL | NULL | | TJ> | Vineyard | char(255) | YES | MUL | NULL | | TJ> | Year | char(50) | YES | | NULL | | TJ> | Size | char(255) | YES | | NULL | | TJ> | Average | int(11) | YES | | 0 | | TJ> | Sold | smallint(6) | YES | | NULL | | TJ> +----------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ TJ> I'd like to sort on Producer, Varietal, Vineyard TJ> (in that order) TJ> I would also appreciate being pointed towards appropriate TJ> documentation as well. Hm.. It's a very strange.. I can't reproduce it on my box. You gave incomplete info about your indexes. Can you show me the output of CREATE TABLE and show your SELECT statement? TJ> Best Regards -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Victoria Reznichenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [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
