Re: Mysql 4.1 and the LIMIT sql statement
On Nov 17, 2004, Matt Babineau & Dan Nelson discussed: > > Has anyone run into problems with this sql syntax? > > > > LIMIT -1 > > > > I've used this extensively in my code to get back all records rather then > > specifing a limit. I've done this programmatically with PHP, so all my > > queries have a limit even if I don't need one, I just have it specify LIMIT > > -1, but apparently this functionality doesn't seem to work in 4.1??? > > From http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Upgrading-from-4.0.html : > > # LIMIT no longer accepts negative arguments. Use some large number >(maximum 18446744073709551615) instead of -1. > > not sure why it was changed, though. > This is going to break a fair number of phpMyEdit scripts because phpMyEdit's default template recommends $opts['inc'] being set to "Value of -1 lists all records in a table" which gets converted to a SQL statement using LIMIT 0,-1 This does not make for a smooth migration from MySQL 4.0 to 4.1 and the solution suggested in the documentation is a step backwards in elegance (IMHO). Dennis Fogg -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Mysql 4.1 and the LIMIT sql statement
I suppose they fixed it. Relying on 'undocumented features' is a bad habbit. Update your code to exclude the LIMIT clause if you do not wish to use it. Its the best thing ou can do. Mark Papadakis On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:21:31 -0800, Matt Babineau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all- > > Has anyone run into problems with this sql syntax? > > LIMIT -1 > > I've used this extensively in my code to get back all records rather then > specifing a limit. I've done this programmatically with PHP, so all my > queries have a limit even if I don't need one, I just have it specify LIMIT > -1, but apparently this functionality doesn't seem to work in 4.1??? > > Thanks, > > Matt Babineau > Web Developer > Criticalcode - http://www.criticalcode.com > > -- Mark Papadakis Head of R&D Phaistos Networks, S.A -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Mysql 4.1 and the LIMIT sql statement
In the last episode (Nov 17), Matt Babineau said: > Has anyone run into problems with this sql syntax? > > LIMIT -1 > > I've used this extensively in my code to get back all records rather then > specifing a limit. I've done this programmatically with PHP, so all my > queries have a limit even if I don't need one, I just have it specify LIMIT > -1, but apparently this functionality doesn't seem to work in 4.1??? >From http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Upgrading-from-4.0.html : # LIMIT no longer accepts negative arguments. Use some large number (maximum 18446744073709551615) instead of -1. not sure why it was changed, though. -- Dan Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
