Re: how to extract common text string from field?

2006-05-12 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (May 12), Ferindo Middleton said: > Suppose you have a field in a db table that holds email addresses and all of > the address end in domain.com. Is there a MySQL function that can be used to > extract the first part of the email address, the username (the part of the > email ad

RE: how to extract common text string from field?

2006-05-12 Thread Robert DiFalco
Why not store them in separate columns? You could then have the domain field be a foreign key into another table. -Original Message- From: Ferindo Middleton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 2:14 PM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: how to extract common text string f

Re: how to extract common text string from field?

2006-05-12 Thread Eduardo Galván
Check the string functions SUBSTRING and LOCATE. As a hint look for the position of '@'. Ferindo Middleton escribió: Suppose you have a field in a db table that holds email addresses and all of the address end in domain.com. Is there a MySQL function that can be used to extract the first part

how to extract common text string from field?

2006-05-12 Thread Ferindo Middleton
Suppose you have a field in a db table that holds email addresses and all of the address end in domain.com. Is there a MySQL function that can be used to extract the first part of the email address, the username (the part of the email address before the 'domain.com' part of the email address). I

[SOLVED] Re: #1191 - Can't find FULLTEXT index matching the column list

2006-05-12 Thread Afan Pasalic
Hi Sheeri No, I wanted to search through both columns in the same time (and it will be always at the same time) - the problem was I didn't know that I have to have one multi-column index. :) But, it's fixed (after really helpful comments on this mailing list) and works perfect :) Thanks to

Re: MySQL crashes randomly

2006-05-12 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On 5/12/06, sheeri kritzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So, our MySQL master database crashes about once a week, then immediately recovers. We are running a Dell 2850 -- 64-bit Fedora Core 3 box with 6G of memory, 4 Intel Xeon processors, at 3.60 GHz speed each (says /proc/cpuinfo), each cpu cache

MySQL crashes randomly

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
So, our MySQL master database crashes about once a week, then immediately recovers. We are running a Dell 2850 -- 64-bit Fedora Core 3 box with 6G of memory, 4 Intel Xeon processors, at 3.60 GHz speed each (says /proc/cpuinfo), each cpu cache size is 2048 Kb. It replicates to 2 slaves, which have

Re: Questions about InnoDB, innodb_buffer_pool_size and friends

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
Hi Dan, You never really say what your memory problems are. Is MySQL crashing because you're trying to use too much memory? more comments inline On 5/11/06, Dan Trainor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What I'm dealing with here is memory problems using MySQL 5.0.19 under FreeBSD. Although I'

Re: Unknown option --install

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
I'm going to guess that the path variable is only looking at the MySQL 3.23 mysqld binary. Try using a full path to the MySQL 5.0.20 binary and see if you still get errors. -Sheeri On 5/10/06, Miles Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am trying to install two MySQL servers to run as Windows

Re: #1191 - Can't find FULLTEXT index matching the column list

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
See response below: On 5/9/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It looks like today is my day! :) I FULLTEXT indexed my table "products": CREATE TABLE `products` ( `prod_id` int(8) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment, `prod_no` varchar(50) NOT NULL default '', `prod_name` varcha

Re: Returning records in a circle

2006-05-12 Thread Rhino
I'm sorry but I think you're all making this more complicated than it needs to be. I could easily write a Java program that obtained a result set, then processed that set in almost any way you wanted, including two records at a time. I could probably do the same in Perl or any other language s

RE: Returning records in a circle

2006-05-12 Thread George Law
I ran into this same type of question the other evening at a local linux group. I think that once you reach the end of the results set the only way to start back at the beginning of that results set is to do the query again. Once option - do your query and grab all the rows load them into a dat

Re: Returning records in a circle

2006-05-12 Thread Scott Haneda
> Is there a way I can get a set of records incrementally such as to get 2 > then the next query get the next 2 then at the end of all records to get the > 2 from the beginning? I need to keep going incrementally by 2 in a circle. I don't know any way to do this directly with SQL, but I could be w

Re: Quick Linux/MySQL performance questions. (fwd)

2006-05-12 Thread Pat Adams
On Fri, 2006-05-12 at 10:59 -0400, RV Tec wrote: > Yeah, I'm aware of that. Since glibc 2.4 has only NPTL, I was > wondering if it > is possible to MySQL use a threading system of its own. However, what > I want to > know, is a way to confirm that it has been compiled against NPTL. > > This appe

Re: Returning records in a circle

2006-05-12 Thread Steffan A. Cline
Well, basically it can be done to an extent in some kind of code. Basically I am drawing from a table 2 records at a time. I want to make sure that all records are pulled at least once. If at all possible not to have 2 from the same vendor. So, in this case. I have columns id, html, vendor So I

Using a stored procedure inside a view

2006-05-12 Thread Chris Carrier
Hey folks I'm trying to crate a view that runs a stored procedure. Can anyone tell me what I might be doing wrong or if what I'm trying it possible? Here is what I get: mysql> create view v as CALL flatscore(6,2); ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that co

Re: Returning records in a circle

2006-05-12 Thread Rhino
- Original Message - From: "Steffan A. Cline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 1:38 PM Subject: Returning records in a circle Is there a way I can get a set of records incrementally such as to get 2 then the next query get the next 2 then at the end of all records

Returning records in a circle

2006-05-12 Thread Steffan A. Cline
Is there a way I can get a set of records incrementally such as to get 2 then the next query get the next 2 then at the end of all records to get the 2 from the beginning? I need to keep going incrementally by 2 in a circle. Thanks Steffan --

Re: MySQL 5.0 strange table creation 'func'

2006-05-12 Thread Amer Neely
sheeri kritzer wrote: Hi Amer, Indeed, the 'func' table in the 'mysql' database has the same structure that you found in your client database. in your upgrade, did something go wrong and you did a mysqldump of the mysql database and reimport? Are you sure you're in the right database? What do

Re: 1' and '1' or '1

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
I diagree on point 1. If you warn your members that their password is insecure, and if you e-mail out passwords anyway, there's no reason not to have a secure password. Many people I know use an insecure password for many things, from silly required free registration sites (go ahead, break into

Re: sql-99

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
http://www.ncb.ernet.in/education/modules/dbms/SQL99/ -Sheeri On 5/10/06, Peng Yi-fan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hi, does anyone know where to download ISO-SQL-99? PDF is best. thanks Pang -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http

Re: ~Replication errors~

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
MySQL's pretty good when it describes an error. (if the error message is vague you might be screwed, but MySQL is pretty good). Which means: 1) You didn't properly change the max_allowed_packet on the master. what does show variables like "max_allowed_packet"; show you? 2) The slave is actu

Re: MySQL 5.0 strange table creation 'func'

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
Hi Amer, Indeed, the 'func' table in the 'mysql' database has the same structure that you found in your client database. in your upgrade, did something go wrong and you did a mysqldump of the mysql database and reimport? Are you sure you're in the right database? What does describe mysql.func

Re: Consenus on best column type for Latitude / Longitude?

2006-05-12 Thread sol beach
I worked on a system years ago that used "binary encoded" integer for latitude & longitude. The Most Significant Bit (MSB) was a sign bit ( + or -). The next bit was 180 degrees The next bit was 090 degrees The next bit was 045 degrees. etc Functions were written to transform these into human read

Re: MySQL commercial licence

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
Not particularly. You're not buying an upgrade, you're buying a license for a new product. You can use MySQL all you want for free, you just can't repackage or embed it without a license. I don't see it as an upgrade issue really. You'll want to rewrite many queries, add new features, etc to g

MySQL 4.0.27 has been released - Security Update

2006-05-12 Thread Kent Boortz
Hi, MySQL 4.0.27, a new version of the popular Open Source Database Management System, has been released. The Community Edition is now available in source and binary form for a number of platforms from our download pages at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/4.0.html http://downl

Re: What is the best coding ethics related to mysql

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
The courses MySQL offers are excellent. Perhaps good courses to take would be the MySQL DBA or Developer Certification Tutorials, and then take the certification tests. http://www.mysql.com/training/ I've taken their courses and have only good things to say. -Sheeri On 5/12/06, Barry <[EMAIL

Re: Quick Linux/MySQL performance questions.

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
I'll add "make sure logs and data are on separate partitions" so you're not doing excessive seeking back and forth. -Sheeri On 5/12/06, Dan Buettner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hope it is useful. I agree, you may want to look at adding another card and disks, for speed and to segregate the vari

Re: ORDER BY making recordset non-updatable

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
Well, that clears things up on my end. I was confused as to how a SELECT statement produces "updatable results" because SELECT just gives output. Go into MySQL on the commandline and see if Select * from vwMyView and Select * from vwMyView ORDER BY Name produce the same results, just in a di

Re: Problem installing 5.0.21 on Suse 9E - it fails on me

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
It looks like MySQL installed but when it tried to start the server, the server crashed. Can you confirm that? If so, try starting it with the startup script -- you should get the same error. If it's still broken, start it with the core-file and core-file-size option (I recommend unlimited): h

Re: #1191 - Can't find FULLTEXT index matching the column list

2006-05-12 Thread Drew Tomlinson
On 5/11/2006 9:17 AM Fan, Wellington wrote: Damn, I really didn't mean to use that subject line; Sorry all! Nor should you reply to a message when starting a new thread. It screws up the threading whether or not you change the subject. Please start all new threads with a new message. Tha

Re: "optemizer" for mySQL!

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
http://www.devshed.com/c/a/MySQL/A-Technical-Tour-of-MySQL/ The MySQL server has it built in. -Sheeri On 5/8/06, Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All, Didn't know there was an "optemizer" for mySQL. Where can I get it from? Thanks Jim Best regards, Jim Clark Project Manager Mu

Re: InnoDB Memory Problem causing mysql to crash

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
Dobromir, As I said in my first message (see the message quoted below), MySQL could use up to 4.991913 G of memory. So you could use more than 4GB. Check out the calculation below. Also read the rest of my message, regarding thread size, the manual page for crashing, max_connections, slow query

Re: Optimizing range search with two-table ORDER BY

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
Hi Jesse, Have you tried the following: 1) ordering by only part.d and seeing how long the query takes 2) putting an index on (part.d, cwGroup.stripped_cw) and seeing how long the query takes. 1 will help pinpoint the problem, and 2 might actually help. -Sheeri SELECT part.d, quotation.qt,

RE: ORDER BY making recordset non-updatable

2006-05-12 Thread Eland, Travis M.
Hey Sheeri. Thanks again for the response. I do agree that this is a known problem with SQL Server. My problem is that I am using a Windows Visual Basic application to access a Linux based MySQL Server via MyODBC/Connector. There is no longer SQL Server in the loop. I believe this is a Mic

Re: Quick Linux/MySQL performance questions.

2006-05-12 Thread Dan Buettner
Hope it is useful. I agree, you may want to look at adding another card and disks, for speed and to segregate the various operations (temp, logging, data). Splitting up your MYD and MYI files may help, though if you have enough RAM to keep indexes in memory, maybe you don't need to do that.

Re: Quick Linux/MySQL performance questions.

2006-05-12 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On 5/12/06, RV Tec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Buettner, First of all, thanks a lot for your reply! This server has 4 disks to MySQL usage, in two pairs of RAID-1, connected to a single channel (ok, I realize now this means a bottleneck) LSI PCIe card. One RAID1 for MySQL logging and temp space

Re: Quick Linux/MySQL performance questions.

2006-05-12 Thread Dan Buettner
Good morning RV - On your 3rd question, about how to make things faster: More RAM should help by allowing the server to keep more/all of the indexes in memory, enabling much faster access. Be sure to adjust the cache settings in your my.cnf file after adding RAM. (Keep in mind - some my.cnf

Re: What is the best coding ethics related to mysql

2006-05-12 Thread Barry
abhishek jain schrieb: Hi all, I have been using mysql from last few years but for small projects only, recently i have been on to some good projects, I want toknow what is the best coding practices for mysql to kee it fast etc. I mean in mine earlier post one friend told me that size upto 4 GB c

Re: ORDER BY making recordset non-updatable

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
That's a problem with SQL Server -- google search on your error and you'll see that that's associated with SQL server, not MySQL. -Sheeri On 5/11/06, Eland, Travis M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks for the response! Unfortunately, it is that simple. A basic "Select * from vwMyView" yields

Re: Quick Linux/MySQL performance questions. (fwd)

2006-05-12 Thread RV Tec
1) Is there a way to see MySQL using both processors? Is SMP helpful in this case? (This server is dedicated to MySQL, only one instance). PS (*nix) should tell you how your processors are used. PS does show me about the CPU usage, but it doesnt tell me which processor, or if they're being use

Re: Quick Linux/MySQL performance questions.

2006-05-12 Thread RV Tec
Buettner, First of all, thanks a lot for your reply! This server has 4 disks to MySQL usage, in two pairs of RAID-1, connected to a single channel (ok, I realize now this means a bottleneck) LSI PCIe card. One RAID1 for MySQL logging and temp space, and the other pair for the database files

What is the best coding ethics related to mysql

2006-05-12 Thread abhishek jain
Hi all, I have been using mysql from last few years but for small projects only, recently i have been on to some good projects, I want toknow what is the best coding practices for mysql to kee it fast etc. I mean in mine earlier post one friend told me that size upto 4 GB can be achieved with Mysq

Re: PRINT statement?

2006-05-12 Thread Peter Brawley
Stephen Cook wrote: There are such things as extensions to the standard, and many languages besides BASIC that have the ability to output a character string. No need to be snippy. The preference expressed is to that SQL not be bowdlerised into Microsoftese. PB - I will look into the --

Re: VIEW not working with myODBC in XP and Access 2003

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
This is an Access problem; you'll need to find folks who know access to fix it. Try: http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1146857&page=1 ?? -Sheeri On 4/26/06, Daevid Vincent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have a critical problem that I hope there is a simple solution for. I've just spen

Re: Consenus on best column type for Latitude / Longitude?

2006-05-12 Thread sheeri kritzer
We use float. I have no idea if that's better or worse, but that's what we use. -Sheeri On 4/26/06, René Fournier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Just curious the majority use. I've been using decimal(18,14), but that appears bigger than necessary... Maybe varcar(21) for latitude, and varchar(22) f

Re: Quick Linux/MySQL performance questions.

2006-05-12 Thread Barry
RV Tec schrieb: Folks, I had some recommendations about operating system last time I posted, and decided to follow it. It's been a couple of weeks running Gentoo Linux 2006.0 SMP 2.6.15-gentoo-r5, with glibc 2.4 (NPTL), gcc 3.4.4, XFS as my FS, deadline scheduler and this has proven to be rea

RE: MySQL commercial licence

2006-05-12 Thread Adam Lipscombe
Checking. I don't think the customer bought the "network" version. Apparently its MySQL Pro Licence V4. It's a bit rich not to offer upgrades at a discount IMO. Adam -Original Message- From: David Logan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 May 2006 11:52 To: Adam Lipscombe Cc: 'MySQL

Quick Linux/MySQL performance questions.

2006-05-12 Thread RV Tec
Folks, I had some recommendations about operating system last time I posted, and decided to follow it. It's been a couple of weeks running Gentoo Linux 2006.0 SMP 2.6.15-gentoo-r5, with glibc 2.4 (NPTL), gcc 3.4.4, XFS as my FS, deadline scheduler and this has proven to be really stable -- MyS

Re: MySQL commercial licence

2006-05-12 Thread David Logan
Adam Lipscombe wrote: Folks, We have a commercial product that uses mysql 4.0.24. We bought a commercial licence for this version. We want to upgrade to 5.0.21. I spoke with the MySQL saleswoman this morning and she says they don't do upgrades and want another entire licence fee for v5.x.

MySQL commercial licence

2006-05-12 Thread Adam Lipscombe
Folks, We have a commercial product that uses mysql 4.0.24. We bought a commercial licence for this version. We want to upgrade to 5.0.21. I spoke with the MySQL saleswoman this morning and she says they don't do upgrades and want another entire licence fee for v5.x. Does anyone else have ex

Re: PRINT statement?

2006-05-12 Thread Mark Leith
Stephen Cook wrote: There are such things as extensions to the standard, and many languages besides BASIC that have the ability to output a character string. No need to be snippy. I will look into the --silent option, thanks! I also tend to use -BN with these kind of scripts: mysql -u use

Re: PRINT statement?

2006-05-12 Thread Stephen Cook
There are such things as extensions to the standard, and many languages besides BASIC that have the ability to output a character string. No need to be snippy. I will look into the --silent option, thanks! Peter Brawley wrote: Stephen Cook wrote: I appreciate it but SELECT isn't quite what I