Hi, On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 06:38:04AM -0800, Mike Lemke wrote: > The topmost query in a series of queries, each connected by UNION ALL, dictates > the allocated space for data in each column for the resulting row set! This is > very bad - and makes the UNION useless. >
This is as documented in http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/UNION.html unless I misunderstand your problem. "The columns listed in the select_expression portion of the SELECT should have the same type. The column names used in the first SELECT query will be used as the column names for the results returned." > Is there some database option that will make a UNION behave properly in mySQL? > Please define 'properly'. What are you trying to do? > See msg 135092 for sample script if you want to see a physical example. > Which message is 135092? I'm reading a mailing list, not a newsgroup. Regards, Fred. -- Fred van Engen XB Networks B.V. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Televisieweg 2 tel: +31 36 5462400 1322 AC Almere fax: +31 36 5462424 The Netherlands --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
