Ross, Monday, October 07, 2002, 8:14:09 PM, you wrote: RR> We am having a problem with the encode() and decode() functions. When RR> the second argument to the functions is a quoted string, the functions RR> return values as expected. When the second argument to the functions is RR> another function call, i.e. the char() function, encode() and decode() RR> return SQL syntax errors.
RR> The System is specs are: RR> Solaris SunOS sven 5.7 Generic_106541-16 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-5_10, RR> MySQL version 3.23.33 RR> I looked through the bug fix lists of the later versions and could not RR> find a reference to any problem like this on. If it has been fixed, in RR> what version was it fixed? [skip] RR> select encode("Password",char(107,101,121)); RR> ERROR 1064: You have an error in your SQL syntax near RR> 'char(107,101,121))' at line 1 [skip] Only first argument of ENCODE() can be an expression. -- 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