Alter table type/insert_method question

2005-08-07 Thread Verdon Vaillancourt
Hi :) I have a table that is created like such... CREATE TABLE `BRANCH_mod_user_groups` ( `group_id` int(11) NOT NULL default '0', `group_name` varchar(30) default NULL, `description` text, `members` text, PRIMARY KEY (`group_id`) ) TYPE=MRG_MyISAM INSERT_METHOD=FIRST

Cross dependency found in OUTER JOIN

2004-01-20 Thread Verdon Vaillancourt
I hope the question is OK :) The first 4 queries work fine, the last causes the error. I'm probably missing something obvious, but this is complex for me. TIA for any tips, verdon GODD SELECT volunteers.volunteer_id,volunteers.first,volunteers.middle,volunteers.last,v

Re: Select match from a stored delimitated string?

2003-08-21 Thread Verdon Vaillancourt
Just a quick note to Ed and Amer, You two were right on, with this. I took the plunge and re-thought my db as you both suggested. Sage advice, as successive queries and relationships have been much easier to achieve with the new allocation table. It's clear to see that this method also will offer

Select match from a stored delimitated string?

2003-08-14 Thread Verdon vaillancourt
Hi :) I'm not even sure if I'm naming the question correctly. I hope I can ask/explain it clearly enough to get a hint ;) Essentially... 1) I have a table of portfolio 'pieces', each row of which has a unique ID 2) I have a table of 'projects', which are comprised of a number of 'pieces'.

Re: Select match from a stored delimitated string?

2003-08-14 Thread Verdon vaillancourt
, Verdon vaillancourt wrote: 2) I have a table of 'projects', which are comprised of a number of 'pieces'. There is a column in this projects table called 'pieces', which contains a delimitated string of all the 'pieces' related to that 'project', in the format of '1||2||3||5||12||16||17||24