RE: Length limit of 500 on primary keys?

2001-10-21 Thread Steve Meyers
The problem is that he has it as a primary key, so he wants it to be unique as well as indexed. The best solution (and MUCH MUCH MUCH more efficient) would be to hash each of the four columns, and create a primary key on that. Integer keys are much faster and memory-efficient than string

where to put a txt file to fill a table?

2001-10-21 Thread Olav Wirtz
Hi, This evening I'd download the complete packet of NuSphere what contains also MySQL. In the tutorial what comes with it, it say that you can make a txt file and save it. With this txt file you can LOAD it in MySQL by using the command: LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE txt_name.txt INTO TABLE

RE: Field Naming Standards

2001-10-21 Thread Peter Lovatt
I share most of these conventions, and I think the key is consistency. Consistency makes the database usable, without guessing or having to refer back to notes or other uses of the table or field. My golden rules are 1. Key names are unique within the database this avoids any confusion

RE: Unix Shell Auth from MySQL

2001-10-21 Thread Ernie Hershey
I've used pam-mysql with redhat linux and am very pleased with it. I love being able to authenticate to a db. Ernie Hershey [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Jeremy Zawodny [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 2:00 AM To: Chris Aitken Cc: [EMAIL

Re: delete doble quotes from entries?

2001-10-21 Thread DL Neil
Does anyone know how to delete double quotes from my entries ''. I thing you can use regular expressions. Dexter, The following resources may be of interest to you: The MySQL Manual, particularly: 7.1 Literals: How to Write Strings and Numbers, 7.4 Functions for Use in Select and Where

Re: where to put a txt file to fill a table?

2001-10-21 Thread Carl Troein
Olav Wirtz writes: LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE txt_name.txt INTO TABLE table_name; But it does not tell me where I have to save this txt file. I tried it in several directories, but MySQL cannot find the file. Did you by any chance specify an incorrect path to the file in the query? Don't

Error codes list

2001-10-21 Thread Javier Armendáriz
Hi Maybe it is in the manual, but i can´t find it in the way i need. Does anybody know where to find a complet list of MySQL error codes with number and descripcion in order to make a library for handling and reporting alerts to users in php Thanks a lot

Re: Error codes list

2001-10-21 Thread DL Neil
Hi Maybe it is in the manual, but i can´t find it in the way i need. Does anybody know where to find a complet list of MySQL error codes with number and descripcion in order to make a library for handling and reporting alerts to users in php Hola Javier, Yes it is in the manual - but try

Re: Error codes list

2001-10-21 Thread Ben Edwards
Get the pdf version from php.net. At 01:02 P 21/10/01, DL Neil wrote: Hi Maybe it is in the manual, but i can´t find it in the way i need. Does anybody know where to find a complet list of MySQL error codes with number and descripcion in order to make a library for handling and reporting alerts

Re: Error codes list

2001-10-21 Thread Javier Armendáriz
Thanks a lot, as you know, I need to translate error codes (such as duplicate references) to the future (i hope) program operator. The error codes are for operators (those who write data into the catalog), not for public, I know PHP error reporting functions with MySQL, but i would like to

Re: where can find a lisy of keystroke commands for mysql?

2001-10-21 Thread Barbara Ferrell
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Barbara Ferrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 7:52 AM Subject: Re: where can find a lisy of keystroke commands for mysql? Your message cannot be posted because it appears to be either spam or simply off topic to our

Info

2001-10-21 Thread comex
Hi How I can use transaction with MySQL API ( C and C++) Best Regards Jordan - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To

Where can i find a list of keystroke commands for MYSQL?

2001-10-21 Thread Barbara Ferrell
i am two days new in learning MYSQL and am designing a table. i can't get back to the beginning of the table when i notice a typo and also even back to the beginning of my line without overwriting everything. i have spent forever looking everywhere .. i can't even backspace past the .

Re: Index spindle??

2001-10-21 Thread tony . icuc
Thanks, that worked. However, it appears that each time I execute an alter table command (such as addng a new index), I'll have to repeat the process of creating the index, moving the file, then again defining the symlink. MySQL does not seem to respect the link with new DDL commands like

Re: MySQLGUI problem

2001-10-21 Thread Igor Brynskich
Hello Mike, I just would like to know, did you mean in your message the EMS MySQL Manager or something else? In first case your words sound very strange to me: no one of our users had write us something like this, and many of them are praises our product. Some opinions of our users about EMS

Installing Mysql 4.0.0. alpha on Suse 6.3

2001-10-21 Thread Andreas Berner
Hi, I am trying to install the latest mySQL 4.0.0. alpha on my Suse linux box Version 6.3. However the comile run failes. What am I doing wrong? Is it in general possible to install it? Has anyone succeeded so far on Suse Linux 6.3? Best regards Andreas Berner [EMAIL PROTECTED]

myisamchk error

2001-10-21 Thread mickalo
Hello All, When repairing a MySql table, I keep getting following error: 'mydatabase.MYD' doesn't have a correct index definition What exactly does this mean or what needs to be done to correct it? Mike(mickalo)Blezien =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Thunder Rain Internet Publishing

RE: Where can i find a list of keystroke commands for MYSQL?

2001-10-21 Thread Ernie Hershey
Control-A and control-E are good ones.. ^A will go to the begginning of a line and ^E goes to the end. Also, ESC-b and ESC-f will go back/forward word by word. You can also type \e to load your current statement into an editor, which lets you harness the navigation/text-control power of

SUMMARY: Problem with myisamchk -- what am I missing?

2001-10-21 Thread Robert Alexander
Hi all, I'd like to thank Gordon Burditt for responding to my question. (Original question below.) It seems I was invoking myisamchk incorrectly. Rather than doing: # myisamchk mailtable ...I was specifying both the data and index files, like this: # myisamchk mailtable.MYD

MySQL Performance Question

2001-10-21 Thread Ronan Minogue
Dear Sir/Madam. I have written a Management Information System that has a MySQL db running on a Linux server. There is quite a small number of tables. However these tables are growing quickly and the queries executed will require LEFT OUTER JOIN between tables. Example: A sample query over 4

Re: shared datafiles.

2001-10-21 Thread Dennis Salguero
- Original Message - From: Zachary Denison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: MySQL ListServe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 11:11 AM Subject: shared datafiles. I know this is probably a recipe for disaster, but would I be able to have 2 instances of mysql running, both pointing

Re: Absolute beginner moving from Access

2001-10-21 Thread Dennis Salguero
- Original Message - From: Bernard Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 12:50 PM Subject: Absolute beginner moving from Access I've been able to get the basic website working although God knows how, but to develop other services on the web site

Proposed Guidelines for Posting to the MySQL list

2001-10-21 Thread Robert Alexander
Hi everyone, There's been some discussion recently on the need for a FAQ and posting guidelines for the MySQL list. I got to thinking about that... : I belong to another list, called the SunMangers list. (I'm sure there's other SunMangers members here. Hi! : ) The SunManagers list is a

Some weird problem (aren't they all :-)

2001-10-21 Thread Peter Verhoye
Hi there! I have a question. I've created a page in PHP4 which displays the result of the following query: select event_detail.id, event_detail.startdate, event_detail.enddate, event_detail.title, event_detail.comment, event_detail.active, event_detail.subscription_open, event_main.url from

Re: Proposed Guidelines for Posting to the MySQL list

2001-10-21 Thread Mark Maunder
Robert Alexander wrote: - Replies are directed to the POSTER and not to the list. This keeps traffic and clutter down. - Those who don't post a SUMMARY are likely to find future questions going unanswered. So answers to questions go directly to the poster and are not cc'd to the

Installation from Source

2001-10-21 Thread Deepanshu Shukla
Hi!, I tried to install from mysql-3.23.43.tar.gz. i configured using ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql --localstatedir=/usr/local/mysql/data and then make and make install changed all the permissions. Then on starting safe_mysqld i get this error in .err file

Re: Can Mysql search full text fast through 3.3 million text documents?

2001-10-21 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Oct 19), Barbara Ferrell said: We have 3.3 million text documents ( U.S. Patents) that we can put into any format needed to import into any database needed. Would Mysql be able to handle fast FULLTEXT searching? Each document has several fields that would need to be

Re: fulltext not for me/alternatives

2001-10-21 Thread Sergei Golubchik
Hi! On Oct 21, Mark Maunder wrote: Ben Edwards wrote: I have a bit of a problem with using freetext indexes because there are a LOT of important 3 letter words in my database and as I am using shared hosting so do not have the option to recompile MySql. Can't quite figure why 3 is

Re: fulltext not for me/alternatives

2001-10-21 Thread Ben Edwards
Is there a way to get mysql to change the default from 3 to 2 letter words (or less) that are ignored in fulltext indexes? I'm running version 4 alpha. I checked the TODO and it's not listed. Is it possible to make this a config.h option? As I said I am on a shared host and don't have the

fulltext not for me/alternatives

2001-10-21 Thread Ben Edwards
I have a bit of a problem with using freetext indexes because there are a LOT of important 3 letter words in my database and as I am using shared hosting so do not have the option to recompile MySql. Can't quite figure why 3 is not the default (car, dog, cat war, man, bed, ). Maybe so

Re: fulltext not for me/alternatives

2001-10-21 Thread Mark Maunder
Ben Edwards wrote: I have a bit of a problem with using freetext indexes because there are a LOT of important 3 letter words in my database and as I am using shared hosting so do not have the option to recompile MySql. Can't quite figure why 3 is not the default (car, dog, cat war, man,

Re: Proposed Guidelines for Posting to the MySQL list

2001-10-21 Thread Dennis Salguero
- Original Message - From: Robert Alexander [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 1:29 PM Subject: Proposed Guidelines for Posting to the MySQL list There's been some discussion recently on the need for a FAQ and posting guidelines for the MySQL list.

Re: Proposed Guidelines for Posting to the MySQL list

2001-10-21 Thread Victor
Re: Proposed Guidelines for Posting to the MySQL list - Replies are directed to the POSTER and not to the list. This keeps traffic and clutter down. This I think is the only point that I have an issue with. If you look above, there are two (at least right now) replies posting that this is a

mysql system user and permission

2001-10-21 Thread Leandro Lucarella
PLEASE CC ME BECAUSE I'M NOT IN THE LIST... Thanks! I'm having a problem: ERROR 1017: Can't find file: './mysql/adminedit.frm' (errno: 13) I've searched in the archive and find a solution. It says that is a permission problem and to make all the files owned by mysql.mysql. This works, but I

Re: MySQL Performance Question

2001-10-21 Thread Jeremy Zawodny
On Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 08:41:45PM +0100, Ronan Minogue wrote: Dear Sir/Madam. I have written a Management Information System that has a MySQL db running on a Linux server. There is quite a small number of tables. However these tables are growing quickly and the queries executed will

Re: Proposed Guidelines for Posting to the MySQL list

2001-10-21 Thread Robert Alexander
Robert Alexander wrote: - Replies are directed to the POSTER and not to the list. This keeps traffic and clutter down. At 22:12 +0100 2001/10/21, Mark Maunder wrote: Other authors wont be able to participate in a discussion and there wont be the public aggregation of viewpoints - just a

Re: Re: fulltext not for me/alternatives

2001-10-21 Thread Ben Edwards
This is kind of nuts! list blocking stuff without a VERY narrow number of words in it. Doesn't even contain MySQL in the list ;) At 07:35 P 21/10/01, you wrote: Your message cannot be posted because it appears to be either spam or simply off topic to our filter. To bypass the filter you must

Re: Proposed Guidelines for Posting to the MySQL list

2001-10-21 Thread Jeremy Zawodny
On Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 04:29:45PM -0400, Robert Alexander wrote: Hi everyone, I belong to another list, called the SunMangers list. (I'm sure there's other SunMangers members here. Hi! : ) The SunManagers list is a wonderful resource for getting timely help for those times when you're

RE: Error codes list

2001-10-21 Thread Steve Meyers
From http://www.mysql.com/doc/n/o/node_567.html For the connection specified by mysql, mysql_errno() returns the error code for the most recently invoked API function that can succeed or fail. A return value of zero means that no error occurred. Client error message numbers are listed in the

Re: Preferences Table

2001-10-21 Thread Jeremy Zawodny
On Sat, Oct 20, 2001 at 01:11:30PM -0700, Mike E wrote: I've been having this debate in my mind and alternated my method on the past few projects I've worked on, and now I ask you, the MySQL community. What is the best way to have a preferences table? Here's what I've been doing:

Binlog rotation for a mysql master server

2001-10-21 Thread Jesse Thompson
Something that is not entirely clear about the mysql binary logs in the documentation is whether the mysql daemon itself begins to write logs with different names at different points in time, or if it simply writes to .001 and your logrotate daemon (perhaps as directed by mysql's bundled

FREE! God Bless America Bracelet!

2001-10-21 Thread Kathy Fetterling
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How can I turn on Raid support in windows 2k

2001-10-21 Thread Butch Bean
I downloaded MySql v3.23.43 binaries to see if I could make use of the system for my database 'stuff'. I have several tables that when loaded will be 2gb and the concept of raid support would be appealing. Raid does not seem to be enabled on the default download. Because of this I downloaded

Re: Field Naming Standards

2001-10-21 Thread howard gramer
ummm, is there any thing wrong with using the Naming Convention devloped by Stan Leszynski and Greg Reddick, authors of Access 97 books? Their conventions would creat this: tblNews intpkNewsID intfkUsersID datPosted varSubject txtContent blnBoolean tblUsers intpkUsersID intfkNewsID varName pk

Re: Field Naming Standards

2001-10-21 Thread Jeremy Zawodny
On Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 09:40:16PM -0400, howard gramer wrote: ummm, is there any thing wrong with using the Naming Convention devloped by Stan Leszynski and Greg Reddick, authors of Access 97 books? Their conventions would creat this: tblNews intpkNewsID intfkUsersID datPosted

RE: How can I turn on Raid support in windows 2k

2001-10-21 Thread Butch Bean
Thanks for the thoughts... I changed the or, if you are using MSVC, add USE_RAID to the defines in the IDE. This created a new set of problems when I did as well. On the Unix version the instructions are rather clear and they work (I have turned Raid on Linux already). There are no specific

synopsis of the problem (one line)

2001-10-21 Thread root
Description: How-To-Repeat: Fix: Submitter-Id: submitter ID Originator: Organization: MySQL support: [none | licence | email support | extended email support ] Synopsis: Severity: Priority: Category: mysql Class: Release:

Re: Field Naming Standards

2001-10-21 Thread jim barchuk
H Jeremy! tblNews intpkNewsID intfkUsersID datPosted varSubject txtContent blnBoolean Wow, that's rather cluttered. I'd rather use a readable standard. Won't it be a bit strange when you run SHOW TABLES and you get a bunch things back all that being with tbl? So make them

Re: MYSQL CLIENT

2001-10-21 Thread jim barchuk
Hi June! How can i connect mysql client to the mysql server? Does mysql need to be installed on the client as well? Mysql -is- the client. Mysqld is the server. The client can talk to any server anywhere -if- it has appropriate permissions. You do not need to have mysqld installed locally to

Re: Field Naming Standards

2001-10-21 Thread Jeremy Zawodny
On Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 11:40:05PM -0400, jim barchuk wrote: The point of all this is to make it it easier to read -later-. A tbl_ is clearly a table and a b_ is clearly a boolean without having to think about it or 'remember' or look it up elsewhere. Such as 'I need to test this variable

what does it mean Open_files?

2001-10-21 Thread Michal ejdl
Hi, after some testing on a new db, I have this status: [root@rachab /root]# mysqladmin e | grep "onn\|pen.*es" | Aborted_connects | 12 | | Connections | 150194 | | Max_used_connections | 24 | | Open_tables | 0 | |

Re: Re: Field Naming Standards

2001-10-21 Thread Yiu Wing
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Yiu Wing [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 9:52 PM Subject: Re: Re: Field Naming Standards Your message cannot be posted because it appears to be either spam or simply off topic to our filter. To bypass the filter you

Re: Binlog rotation for a mysql master server

2001-10-21 Thread Jeremy Zawodny
On Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 05:59:47PM -0700, Jesse Thompson wrote: Something that is not entirely clear about the mysql binary logs in the documentation is whether the mysql daemon itself begins to write logs with different names at different points in time, or if it simply writes to .001 and

Fresh install fails to start - 'host could not be looked up'

2001-10-21 Thread Chip
I just installed mysql-3.23.43, apache-1.3.22, and php-4.0.6 all from source this evening (on freebsd-4.4-r). When I try to run safe_mysqld I get this; mysqld started Fatal error: Can't change to run as user 'mysql' ; Please check that the user exists! Aboring I see in the file passwd that

RE: Proposed Guidelines for Posting to the MySQL list

2001-10-21 Thread Carsten H. Pedersen
There's been some discussion recently on the need for a FAQ and posting guidelines for the MySQL list. I got to thinking about that... : cut Both already exist: FAQ: http://www.bitbybit.dk/mysqlfaq - although not created and maintained by MySQL AB, I believe it does answer most of the

Database Structures

2001-10-21 Thread Joe
Hello, Hi, I need some help on something here. I need to know the best way to set up this database. I have a site with a bunch of images/reviews. What i want is for registered users to rate and leave reviews themselves. I'm not sure how I should set up this database though. Now, I have a