Mike Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am trying to change a column specification, a date column, so that the
> default value is the current date. Is this possible? I just get an error
> on the change query:
>
> alter table Hits modify modify Date date NOT NULL default CURDATE();
>
> ERROR 1064: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that
> corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near
> 'date NOT NULL default CURDATE()' at line 1
>
> Am I just stupid trying to have a function for a default? And if so, is it
> possible to get the 'current date' as the default value for a field?
>
Default value cannot be a function. In your case TIMESTAMP column may help you:
http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/DATETIME.html
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