Kip, Monday, October 07, 2002, 4:03:05 AM, you wrote: KK> Is it possible to do a "show tables" similar to a select statement KK> where ...
KK> similar to: select field where anotherfield like "ABC%" gives matches KK> for all "field" which begins with ABC KK> I'd like to say KK> show tables like "ABC%" KK> ie. to get a list of all tables whose name begins with ABC. Yes, you can do it exactly as you wrote above: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/SHOW.html -- 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