Re: What is the & for in ' safe_mysqld --log & '

2001-06-06 Thread Ray Cote
At 8:29 AM -0700 6/6/01, mysql list wrote: >I lost track of the tutorial where I saw the command >safe_mysqld --log & >What is the & for? The & tells Linux/BSD/Unix/etc. to run the application (safe_mysqld) and then return you to the command line. Without the & you'll be unable to enter another

Re: Migration Oracle => MySQL

2001-04-26 Thread Ray Cote
At 4:44 PM -0400 4/26/01, Mikel wrote: > > I'm trying to create a perl script that just produces a MySQL compliant >> SQL file based on the tables from Oracle, but I can't get everything work, >> like indexes etc.. Do you mean you cannot figure out how to find the index definitions from Oracle?

Comparison of BDB/Gemini/Innobase tables?

2001-03-12 Thread Ray Cote
Can someone point me to a comparison of the three different transaction-based table types in MySQL? It is unclear from the on-line documentation what the benefits/features/limitations are for each of these types. Thanks Ray -- --

Re: [OT] Rel DB Question

2001-02-21 Thread Ray Cote
Your link approach is fine (and I consider it preferable). Assume you suddenly start selling ties. With the Link_type approach, you simply need to create a new link type and you're ready to roll. Much simpler than needing to create a new table/relationship. Also, suppose you're asked: Show me