* Egor Egorov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030814 03:49]: > Tim Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would like to rename a table if it exists. > > > > The following query > > IF EXISTS ALTER TABLE gwcc_members RENAME gwcc_members_bak; > > fails. > > > > also > > > > ALTER TABLE IF EXISTS gwcc_members RENAME gwcc_members_bak; > > fails. > > > > > > 1)What is the correct syntax? > > You should check if table exists, and then rename table.
:-) Igor, I appreciate the effort, but if you read above, I understand that logic but my poor attempt at syntax has failed :-(. > > 2)Where is documentation. > > I'm using ver. 3.23.41 > > Documentation is included in all MySQL distributions. You can also find online > documentation at: > http://www.mysql.com/documentation/index.html Thanks again, my friend, I am aware of the existence of the documentation, but it is very voluminous, if someone reading this could point me to something more specific, I would appreciate it greatly. Regards ~tj~ > > > -- > For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita > This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ > __ ___ ___ ____ __ > / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov > / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net > <___/ www.mysql.com > > > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Tim Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.alaska-internet-solutions.com http://www.johnsons-web.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
