Re: True/False

2002-11-08 Thread Oluwagbamila Oyekanmi
Use the data type BOOL which takes a 1 or 0 character or use CHAR and then you can use Y or N for Yes/No. Regards, 'Gbamila - Original Message - From: "Tony Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 12:26 PM Subject: True/False > I am new to MyS

Re: Is installation of MySQL C drive fixation?

2002-11-07 Thread Oluwagbamila Oyekanmi
No big deal. You can install MySQL in any directory or drive. You just have to set path of your installation in the mySQL conf file. Under MySQL Server Section -- Location, you point the directory to where the Db is installed. e.g. # location basedir = D:\database\mys

Re: getting around a subselect

2002-11-04 Thread Oluwagbamila Oyekanmi
Check out how to get around subselect queries in the manual. But incase your query is a little complex and cannot be solved as explained in the manual, use temporary table(s). When I had this problem I went round it using MySQL Temporary tables. So in your case, you can do something like: >CREAT

Re: Urgent Help! Importing Data from Text File...

2002-10-10 Thread Oluwagbamila Oyekanmi
I did the following to resolve the problem. 1. Your create command didnt work for me and I changed the add(128) on line 6 to addrs varchar(128). I suppose this was a typo since you already had a working table. 2. Your main problem comes from the format of your input. Use /N for ommited column

Re: startup on win2000 as service not working.

2002-10-08 Thread Oluwagbamila Oyekanmi
You need to Install MySQL as a service. Use the following steps on the DOS command prompt: 1. cd \your-path-to-mysql\bin 2. >mysqld-max-nt --install You could then start the service from Services in Control panel or use "NET START mysql" on the command line. Regards 'Gbamila - Original