Date format question

Hi All Is it possible in mysql to create a date field that stores year and month only (-MM) without having to zero out the day or use varchar type fields Thanks Olaf -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:

Re: Date format question

Is it possible in mysql to create a date field that stores year and month only (-MM) without having to zero out the day or use varchar type fields Best here is to just use a DATE field, then use DATE_FORMAT when you want to pull up the customized date. It will get stored as a timestamp

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Thanks... My issue is not storage, it is confidentiality. I am not allowed to store the day of birth as it is considered identifying information (in medical records). I do not even have the day, I want to pass a date in format (-MM) to a date field if possible. On 1/15/07 11:37 AM, Chris

Re: Date format question

Olaf Stein wrote: Thanks... My issue is not storage, it is confidentiality. I am not allowed to store the day of birth as it is considered identifying information (in medical records). I do not even have the day, I want to pass a date in format (-MM) to a date field if possible. Pass the

Re: Date format question

Assign all dates to have a day of 01 Store in a date field, use DATE_FORMAT to just extract the MM and . As you don't have the real day information it doesn't matter what day is used, so long as it present in all months. Hope this helps Robert Gehrig Webmaster at www.gdbarri.com e-mail: