Re: Can't drop database that shows up in show databases

2008-03-08 Thread Waynn Lue
test", but when I > > call "DROP DATABASE test", I get > > > > ERROR 1008 (HY000): Can't drop database 'test'; database doesn't exist > > > > When I run any queries on that database, I get errors like: > > > > mysql&g

Re: Can't drop database that shows up in show databases

2008-03-08 Thread Baron Schwartz
Hi, On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 6:58 AM, Waynn Lue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > SHOW DATABASES; shows that I have a database called "test", but when I > call "DROP DATABASE test", I get > > ERROR 1008 (HY000): Can't drop database 'test'; datab

Re: Can't drop database that shows up in show databases

2008-03-08 Thread Craig Huffstetler
:58 AM, Waynn Lue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > SHOW DATABASES; shows that I have a database called "test", but when I > call "DROP DATABASE test", I get > > ERROR 1008 (HY000): Can't drop database 'test'; database doesn't exist >

Re: Can't drop database that shows up in show databases

2008-03-08 Thread Martin Gainty
Waynn- does the OS user you use to execute mysql have create/write/read/execute rights to the ./test folder? Martin- - Original Message - From: "Waynn Lue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 6:58 AM Subject: Can't drop database that shows

Can't drop database that shows up in show databases

2008-03-08 Thread Waynn Lue
SHOW DATABASES; shows that I have a database called "test", but when I call "DROP DATABASE test", I get ERROR 1008 (HY000): Can't drop database 'test'; database doesn't exist When I run any queries on that database, I get errors like: mysql> select *

Re: Can't drop database

2004-06-21 Thread Michael Stassen
When you DROP DATABASE 'base', mysql drops all its tables then drops the db. At the filesystem, this means deleting all the table files from the 'base' subdirectory of mysql's data directory, then deleting the 'base directory itself. If 'base' contains a file that isn't a table file, however,

Can't drop database

2004-06-21 Thread michael watson (IAH-C)
Hi I am running Suse Linux 8.2 and MySQL 3.23.55 A funny thing happens: %> mysqladmin drop base Database "base" dropped %> mysqladmin create base Can't create database 'base'. Database exists. And if I log in to MySQL, there it is - undropped! So why is mysqladmin telling me the database is dr

RE: can't drop database: ERROR 1217

2004-05-14 Thread Ansari, Raza \(GEI, GEFA\)
AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: can't drop database: ERROR 1217 version: mysql Ver 12.22 Distrib 4.0.18, for pc-linux (i686) mysql> DROP DATABASE xxx; ERROR 1217: Cannot delete or update a parent row: a foreign key constraint fails what is this all about? how the heck can I drop the

can't drop database: ERROR 1217

2004-05-14 Thread Dean A. Hoover
version: mysql Ver 12.22 Distrib 4.0.18, for pc-linux (i686) mysql> DROP DATABASE xxx; ERROR 1217: Cannot delete or update a parent row: a foreign key constraint fails what is this all about? how the heck can I drop the database? Dean Hoover -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: ht