You could do something like (don't copy and paste, this is just for you to have an ideia - i didn't understand your calculations with 0.063 and others...):
SELECT IF (metric="cm", expression_in_centimeters, expression_in_inches) , ...other_fields.... FROM ... where "metric" is the name of the table field which can have values "cm" or "inches" (could be a ENUM, for example). On Mon, 2004-01-12 at 13:20, Richard Davies wrote: > I recieve measurements for a product sometimes in inches, sometimes in > centimeters. > > These are stored in table1 > int not null primary key, measurement1 int, measurement2 int, type > varchar(255) > > I need to extract data from this table and store it in another table with all > measurements converted to inches. > > insert into table2 select from table1 no, measurement1+0.625, > measurement2+0.063, 'Style'; > > Would it be possible to have a field in table1 that indicates centimeters or > inches and modify the insert statement to check this field and divide > everything by 2.54 before adding and inserting? If this is possible how would > I do it I can't quite make it work. > > -- > Regards > > Richard -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
