Peter Van Dijck wrote:
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> Thanks.. the problem is I'm running MySQL 4.1.16
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> I might try FULLTEXT...
U can create normal indexes on text columns if u specify a prefix
length.
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Thanks.. the problem is I'm running MySQL 4.1.16
I might try FULLTEXT...
On 9/27/06, Dan Buettner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You can create FULLTEXT indexes on text fields - but that may not be
the best solution for your situation since you are querying for an
exact match.
In MySQL 5.0.3 and l
You can create FULLTEXT indexes on text fields - but that may not be
the best solution for your situation since you are querying for an
exact match.
In MySQL 5.0.3 and later, you can create VARCHAR columns of up to
65,535 character lengths:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/char.html
I seem
I think you have to specify a key length when you use an index on a
text field...
mysql> alter table t2 add index i2(t1(3));
That would create an index (called "i2") on the first 3 characters of
field "t1" of table "t2".
I think that's right?
Douglas Sims
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On Sep 27, 2
