Nicholas, just found something on google: "In general, this cannot be done. Default values cannot be the return of a MySQL function (as much as I'd love to use NOW() for default values!).
However, there's one loophole. When inserting, not specifying a value for the first timestamp field in a table will generate the current timestamp. " Best work around I can think of is to set your field as an int and include unix_timestamp(NOW()) in your inserts -----Original Message----- From: Nicolas Verhaeghe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 2:33 PM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Can I set UNIX_TIMESTAMP() as default? I would like an integer field to capture the current date as a Unix Timestamp by default. But this will not be accepted at all. I get the error "invalid default value for [field name]" Is there a workaround? Thanks! -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
