It's easier (as in less typing) to sort by one field than two. =C= * * Cal Evans * Techno-Mage * http://www.calevans.com *
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 9:23 AM Subject: pointless question > > in the manual: > |6.2.6.2 Storage requirements for date and time types > | > |Column type Storage required > |DATE 3 bytes > |DATETIME 8 bytes > |TIMESTAMP 4 bytes > |TIME 3 bytes > |YEAR 1 byte > > so, does datetime do more then date + time? > datetime = 8 bytes, date + time = 6 bytes > > its really a pointless question, but just something that caught my attention > while i was looking for something else. > > > -- > mysql, sql, query > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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