show create table database.tablename desc database.tablename you can use database.tablename in SEVERAL places ..... insert into database.tablename values ( ) ...... select from database.tablename where ....... select from database1.tablename1 A, database2.tablename2 B ..... update database.tablename ........ delete from database.tablename ....... drop table database.tablename ......
I'm not a MySQL expert, but I think almost all places that a tablename is required, database.tablename can be used ..... Sincerily, Leonardo Rodrigues ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wang Feng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Leonardo Rodrigues Magalhães" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 9:51 AM Subject: Re: newbie Q: create a table in a database > That's cool, Leonardo. Thanks. > > BTW, how can I show the structure of the table without 'changing' to that > database? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leonardo Rodrigues Magalhães" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Wang Feng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 10:27 PM > Subject: Re: newbie Q: create a table in a database > > > You can create a table in any database without 'changing' to that > > database, via USE or logging again. You can make > > > > create table database.tablename (tabledefinition); > > > > > > > > >c:\mysql\bin\mysql --------line 1 > > > mysql>create database DB1 --------line 2 > > mysql>create table DB1.TB1(id char(3)); -------line 3 > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]