On 13 Mar 2003, at 10:47, Jason Brothers wrote: > > - portability -- code using unixtime is less likely to rely on > > MySQL's date functions, and more easily ported to PostgreSQL, > > Foxbase, etc. > > I thought the Datetime function in MySQL was based on the ANSI SQL99 > standard? Shouldn't it be portable to other systems that support this > standard?
The representation of the DATETIME type is standard SQL, but Paul is talking about the date functions, many of which are MySQL-specific, I think: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Date_and_time_functions.html -- Keith C. Ivey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tobacco Documents Online http://tobaccodocuments.org Phone 202-667-6653 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
