Re: Insert default Date

2002-10-15 Thread Jim Lundeen
TIMESTAMP does what you want, but if you for any reason wish to update records (mass updates) at the mysql> prompt without updating the TIMESTAMP, you'd be out of luck. For databases where I know that mass updates to data files will be required, and I want to preserve the user's LAST_MODIFIED (TI

RE: Insert default Date

2002-10-15 Thread Artem Koltsov
You can use TIMESTAMP field for this. It's automatically assigned current date if you don't insert anything in this field type or insert null. -Original Message- From: Arthur [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 7:56 AM To: MYSQL Subject: Insert de

re: Insert default Date

2002-10-15 Thread Victoria Reznichenko
Arthur, Tuesday, October 15, 2002, 2:56:13 PM, you wrote: A> In access Now() as table field default sets the field when a new A> record is created. In SQL Server there is getdate() & suser_sname() You can't use the return value of a function as a default value. A> Is there an equivalent f

RE: Insert default Date

2002-10-15 Thread Matthew Smith
In Mysql (http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Date_and_time_functions.html) funnily enough: NOW() orSYSDATE() will return what you want. Regards M -Original Message- From: Arthur [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 October 2002 12:56 To: MYSQL Subject: Insert default Date

Insert default Date

2002-10-15 Thread Arthur
Hello MYSQL, In access Now() as table field default sets the field when a new record is created. In SQL Server there is getdate() & suser_sname() Is there an equivalent for MySQL? -- Best regards, Arthur mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---