On Wednesday 03 March 2004 08:04 pm, Sasha Pachev wrote: > Joshua J. Kugler wrote: > > In the manual that came with MySQL 4.0.17 (at least in the Mandrake > > packages of such) it says I can use %f to get the microseconds in a > > DATE_FORMAT call. This does not work, however, and searching the archives > > reveals that %f was only added in 4.1.1. So..which one is correct? The > > release announcement or the 4.0.17 documentation? Is there a way to get > > sub-second resolution in 4.0.17, or must I rely on my application? > > Joshua: > > The truth is determined by the way things actually are, and not by how they > are documented :-) MySQL documentation is always for the latest bleeding > edge version, and, in theory, should mentioned when the feature was > introduced if it is fairly new, and not just in the Changelog. > Unfortunately, it does not always happen. In this case, I believe the > feature was introduced somewhere in 4.1. In fact, it would have to be - in > order to give ms of a timestamp you need to store it with ms precision - a > change that I would not expect to see mid-version.
OK...I was not referring to a timestamp, but simply a DATE_FORMAT call. I'd like to be able to do something like DATE_FORMAT(now(), %f), but when I do that, I just get an 'f' in the result column. I'll consider upgrading to 4.1. We'll see. Also, in regards to the documentation, I knew the documentation on the web site was always "bleeding edge," but I had assumed that the docs included with a version would only apply to that version. Thanks for your help. j----- k----- -- Joshua J. Kugler Fairbanks, Alaska Computer Consultant--Systems Designer .--- --- ... .... ..- .- -.- ..- --. .-.. . .-. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ#:13706295 Every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess, in heaven, on earth, and under the earth, that Jesus Christ is LORD -- Count on it! -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
