An invalid datetime, or in your case, an empty value, will be set to the nearest zero value representation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 3/2/04, 1:06:50 PM, Mark Riehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding Load Data and Timestamps: > All - I'm running MySQL 4.0.13 under Red Hat 9. > I've defined a table, and the last column is a timestamp type. > +-------------+------------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ > | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | > +-------------+------------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ > | id | int(10) unsigned | | UNI | NULL | auto_increment | > | dataType | varchar(64) | | PRI | | | > | description | tinytext | YES | | NULL | | > | dbName | tinytext | YES | | NULL | | > | directory | tinytext | YES | | NULL | | > | updated | timestamp(14) | YES | | NULL | | > +-------------+------------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ > I'm using load data to parse local CSV files. All of the columns are > being properly parsed and inserted into the tables, however, the > timestamp column is always all zeros (0000000). > I don't have a column in the CSV file that maps to the timestamp column > (didn't think I needed it based on the documentation). > An insert off the command line with a standard insert works fine, > timestamp has the proper value in it. > Any suggestions? > Thanks, > Mark > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]