VB?

Hi, Is it possible to use Visual Basic to access a MySQL db running under NT? Regards, Jim - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list arch

Installation

Hi, This is more of a UNIX question I think, but the UNIX list sent me over here... when running gunzip on mysql-3.23.38-dec-osf5.1-alphaev6.tar.gz under a DEC Alpha box I get the following problems. What gives? # gunzip < mysql-3.23.38-dec-osf5.1-alphaev6.tar.gz | tar xf - tar: ././@LongLink :

RE: Why MySQL?

> I chose MySQL for our products because I could NOT get postgres to run > on > SCO Openserver, even though it was supposed to be supported. > I tried for 2 months to get help on the postgress mailing list. > Nobody offered ANY help. Funny, I had the same experience. The only reason I

Extracting data from 2 tables.

Hi, I have two tables in a db called "univ". The tables are "student" and "result_meaning". Using the C API I want to run a query that SELECT's from "student" using the field "studnum" as the selection criteria. In the "student" table their is a field called "code". I want to then look up the

Quick C API question

Hi, I have this statement: res = mysql_query(&my_connection, "SELECT * FROM student WHERE studnum = 31665222"); How do I change this so that I can use a variable instead of an explicitly coded studnum? Regards, Evan -

Removing MySQL

Hi, How do you go about removing MySQL from a DEC Alpha box? Regards, Evan - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request

Compiling

Hi, While trying to compile a program in C taken from the book Professional Linux Programming (Matthew, N. & Stones, R. (2000) 155) using this command (also taken from the same book): [root@evan /usr]# gcc -I/usr/include/mysql connect1.c -L/usr/lib/mysql -lmysqlclient -o connect1 I ge

Running two "Makes"

Hi, I believe that MySQL needs to be compiled with GNU make. I have to install MySQL on a Dec Alpha running Digital UNIX V4.0D (Rev. 878). There are a number of apps running on the Dec that require the native make to work. So - is it possible to install Gnu make onto teh Dec in a way that it do

RE: C problem

Hi, > CLOS ?? Corel Linux. :-) > Did you install just a precompiled version of MySQL? Sometimes there exist > separate packages for developpers including the header files and > libraries. Nope - I installed from source! mysql.h is in the /usr/local/mysql/include/mysql directory, but I don'

C problem

Hi, It appears as if I have installed MySQL successfuly (under CLOS 1.2). However, everytime I try to #includeOR #include "mysql.h" OR #include ETC I get a "No such file or directory" error. Okay - so what library do I include then? Regards, Evan

What now?

Hi, I followed the instructions in the manual for installing the MySQL source distribution. I used mysql-3.23.32.tar.gz under CLOS 1.2 and everything seems to have gone smoothly - there were no error messages. If I run ps I see that something called safe_mysqld is running. However, no matter i

C API question

Hi, If this is not the appropriate list for this question, please accept my apolgies and kindly direct me to the correct list. I have attempted to install MySQL under CLOS 1.2 (Corel Linux), using the instructions found in Howard Schultens' "MySQL for dummies - part 1". I have worked through W.