--- Steven Gearhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The easiest way to add a column is to get somebody
> else to do it.
>
> Seriously, Use the "ALTER TABLE TableName ADD COLUMN
> Company_id INT UNSIGNED
> NULL" command.
Yes. But also, the company_id field probably should be
reset 'not null' AFTER t
At 02:32 PM 3/26/2002, you wrote:
>Hi, I'm new to this list, hopefully, I can contribute some wisdom :)
>
>At the moment, I have to update a large database to be multi-company-ready,
>so I basically have to add a Column "Company_ID" to nearly each table.
>
>What would be the easiest way to do this
The easiest way to add a column is to get somebody else to do it.
Seriously, Use the "ALTER TABLE TableName ADD COLUMN Company_id INT UNSIGNED
NULL" command.
This syntax may be found in the MySQL manual in 6.5.4
http://www.mysql.com/doc/A/L/ALTER_TABLE.html ,or page 428 if you have
downloaded the
Run the following for each table:
ALTER TABLE tableName ADD COLUMN Company_ID INT UNSIGNED NULL;
Hope this helps.
Ulrik Witschass wrote:
>Hi, I'm new to this list, hopefully, I can contribute some wisdom :)
>
>At the moment, I have to update a large database to be multi-company-ready,
>so I
How are you determining the value to put in the Company_Id field? You
can use phpMyAdmin to easily add a column with a default/no null setting
to your tables to get you started. (It uses a MODIFY command I believe).
If you have the logic for determining the values of Company_ID, you
could do as y
