Paul, > - Original poster suggests that MERGE tables are not implemented until > 4.0, but this is incorrect. MERGE tables are available as > of MySQL 3.23.25.
Very true, I must have misread. Now my question is, when I create a merge table, do I have to include every field from the two tables I'm merging or can I just grab the ones I want? Jeff > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul DuBois [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 10:54 AM > To: Rory McKinley; Jeff McKeon; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Data from two tables in one query > > > Two points about the messages below: > > - With respect to the suggestion to use UNION: Original > poster is using > 3.23, so UNION cannot be used (it's implemented in MySQL 4.0) > > - Original poster suggests that MERGE tables are not implemented until > 4.0, but this is incorrect. MERGE tables are available as > of MySQL 3.23.25. > > So it may be the case that a MERGE table will solve the problem. > > > At 16:31 +0200 10/14/03, Rory McKinley wrote: > >Hi Jeff > > > >Have you looked at UNIONS? An example would be something as follows: > > > >SELECT field_1, field_2, field_3 > >FROM table 1 > >WHERE blah blah blah > >UNION > >SELECT field_1, field_2, field_3 > >FROM table 1_old > >WHERE blah blah blah > >ORDER BY field_1 > > > >This should do the trick... > > > >Rory McKinley > >Nebula Solutions > >+27 82 857 2391 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >"There are 10 kinds of people in this world, > >those who understand binary and those who don't" (Unknown) > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Jeff McKeon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 4:01 PM > >Subject: Data from two tables in one query > > > > > >We're currently running mysql ver 3.23 with plans to upgrade to 4.x > >soon but we're not ready yet. > > > >I have two tables that are identical, table1 and table1_old. > >Table1_old contains all data writen to table1 prior to july of 2003. > > > >I need to do a single query that pulls the same fields from > both tables > >and output's them in the correct order. Is this possible? > > > >I'm outputing this data to PHP web page. > > > >I know in ver 4.x there is table called a "merge" table for > this type > >of thing but we're stuck with 3.23 for now. > > > >Jeff > > > -- > Paul DuBois, Senior Technical Writer > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > MySQL AB, www.mysql.com > > Are you MySQL certified? http://www.mysql.com/certification/ > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
