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2001-04-08 Thread Jarmo Paavilainen
Hi, Im not sure but: Is it safe to assume that row[0] and row[1] are valid (ie not NULL and not garbage)!(?) ... > row = mysql_fetch_row(res); > printf("[%s:%s]\n", row[0], row[1]); ... > mysql_data_seek(res, 0); ... > row = mysql_fetch_row(res); > printf("[%s:%s]\

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2001-03-23 Thread Jarmo Paavilainen
Hi, ... > I'm still a newbie in mysql and also sql statements. > I was wondering if some one can help me with this problem. > > I'm trying to select 5 of the highest values from a > table. But i can't seem to find any help from the > manual and also some other books. In the manual, > there

SV: Spaces

2001-02-18 Thread Jarmo Paavilainen
Hi, ... > > Is there a way to create column names with spaces ? > > > > Yes you can use backquotes for this: > > create table `a b` ( `x y` int ); Doesnt the normal (SQL9?) double quote do the trick? : create table "a b" ( "x y" int ); // Jarmo

SV: query questions

2001-02-05 Thread Jarmo Paavilainen
Hi, ... > 1. COUNT(*) Is there anything wrong with using > SELECT COUNT(*) > FROM bleah > or should I be using > SELECT COUNT(someField) > FROM bleah COUNT(*) might be faster. Its possible that it reads the count from internal table while COUNT(someField) needs to make a real que