From: David Griffiths [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> MySQL really should throw an exception/error rather than just quietly > trim your data and accept it. When your data is critical, and your > business depends on it, you can't have bad data quietly going > into the > database. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it considered best practice to validate data before it gets to the database? I can't seem to find a source for this after a quick search on Google, though... -- Mike Johnson Web Developer Smarter Living, Inc. phone (617) 886-5539 -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]