Jennifer,

It is the third alternative syntax.

or  INSERT [LOW_PRIORITY | DELAYED] [IGNORE]
        [INTO] tbl_name
        SET col_name=(expression | DEFAULT), ...
        [ ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE col_name=expression, ... ]

Louise

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From: Jennifer Goodie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: boclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 6:17 AM
Subject: RE: Using SET in the INSERT statement


: Are you referring to the data type SET or the Command SET?  The manual
page
: you point to is talking about the data type, but usually when seen in
an
: insert it is the Command.  I can't recall seeing the datatype referred
to in
: an INSERT, but maybe my brain isn't fully on yet today.
: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/INSERT.html
:
:
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: -----Original Message-----
: From: boclair [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 8:19 PM
: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: Subject: Using SET in the INSERT statement
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: I notice some of my colleagues using SET in INSERT statements.
:
: DuBois makes a short reference on  p565, DoorStop1.
:
: The Manual has some mention in http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/SET.html
:
: I sort of get it  but I am looking for a fuller explanation.
:
: Louise
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