>Here's what I did:
>
>mysql> create database testnull;
>Query OK, 1 row affected (0.05 sec)
>
>mysql> use testnull;
>Database changed
>
>mysql> create table info (birth date);
>Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec)
>
>mysql> show tables;
>++
>| Tables_in_testnull |
>+--
Here's what I did:
mysql> create database testnull;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.05 sec)
mysql> use testnull;
Database changed
mysql> create table info (birth date);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec)
mysql> show tables;
++
| Tables_in_testnull |
++
| i
> If I read a file into a database with a \N in an empty date field
> the field
> is populated with -00-00. If I insert a row into the same
> database with
> NULL in the date field it is populated with NULL.
>
> Programmatically is there a difference between the two?
>
The field is proab
At 9:06 AM -0400 10/2/01, Frank J. Schmuck wrote:
>If I read a file into a database with a \N in an empty date field the field
>is populated with -00-00. If I insert a row into the same database with
>NULL in the date field it is populated with NULL.
>
>Programmatically is there a difference
