Re: dropping multiple tables with one command question
tom poe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the command for dropping multiple tables? Example: 12 tables that all start with: phpbb_ What? Well, the install isn't going as planned. I am having to reinstall as I try to work out script path (I think) or some other piece of info that isn't entered correctly, yet. Anyway, DROP TABLE tablename; is one table. I want to drop all the tables without typing them, but using DROP TABLE phpbb*; doesn't work. You can't use wildcards in the DROP TABLE command. -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ /Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net ___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: dropping multiple tables with one command question
fredag 02. januar 2004, 12:11, skrev Egor Egorov: tom poe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the command for dropping multiple tables? Example: 12 tables that all start with: phpbb_ What? Well, the install isn't going as planned. I am having to reinstall as I try to work out script path (I think) or some other piece of info that isn't entered correctly, yet. Anyway, DROP TABLE tablename; is one table. I want to drop all the tables without typing them, but using DROP TABLE phpbb*; doesn't work. You can't use wildcards in the DROP TABLE command. But you can do DROP table1; DROP table2; DROP table3; etc.. Arne -- Arne K. Haaje | www.drlinux.no Bregneveien 9 | 1825 Tomter | M: 92 88 44 66 -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: dropping multiple tables with one command question
Hi Tom, Look at the docs: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/DROP_TABLE.html Happy New Year and best regards, Mikhail. - Original Message - From: tom poe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 8:33 AM Subject: dropping multiple tables with one command question Happy New Year!!! What's the command for dropping multiple tables? Example: 12 tables that all start with: phpbb_ What? Well, the install isn't going as planned. I am having to reinstall as I try to work out script path (I think) or some other piece of info that isn't entered correctly, yet. Anyway, DROP TABLE tablename; is one table. I want to drop all the tables without typing them, but using DROP TABLE phpbb*; doesn't work. Any help appreciated. Happy New Year, Tom -- 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]
Re: dropping multiple tables with one command question
But you can do DROP table1; DROP table2; DROP table3; etc.. You can do even better: drop table table1, table2, table3; :) Best regards, Mikhail. - Original Message - From: Arne K. Haaje [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 12:29 PM Subject: Re: dropping multiple tables with one command question fredag 02. januar 2004, 12:11, skrev Egor Egorov: tom poe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the command for dropping multiple tables? Example: 12 tables that all start with: phpbb_ What? Well, the install isn't going as planned. I am having to reinstall as I try to work out script path (I think) or some other piece of info that isn't entered correctly, yet. Anyway, DROP TABLE tablename; is one table. I want to drop all the tables without typing them, but using DROP TABLE phpbb*; doesn't work. You can't use wildcards in the DROP TABLE command. But you can do DROP table1; DROP table2; DROP table3; etc.. Arne -- Arne K. Haaje | www.drlinux.no Bregneveien 9 | 1825 Tomter | M: 92 88 44 66 -- 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]
dropping multiple tables with one command question
Happy New Year!!! What's the command for dropping multiple tables? Example: 12 tables that all start with: phpbb_ What? Well, the install isn't going as planned. I am having to reinstall as I try to work out script path (I think) or some other piece of info that isn't entered correctly, yet. Anyway, DROP TABLE tablename; is one table. I want to drop all the tables without typing them, but using DROP TABLE phpbb*; doesn't work. Any help appreciated. Happy New Year, Tom -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
