Um, I know that probably seemed a bit random, but I got a msg from someone saying that was how it worked; it certainly wasn't something I thought, hence the '???'. Your reply leads me to believe that was a private email not sent to the list.
Dave Merrill > >??? > > > >SELECT 'asdf' . 'qwer' > > > >...gives "Error Code : 1064, You have an error in your SQL syntax..." > > > >I also can't find any reference to this use of periods in the docs. > > Mostly we document how MySQL works, not all the things that you > could possibly try that won't work. :-) > > Periods are used for qualifying column and table names, e.g., > tbl_name.col_name or db_name.tbl_name.col_name. > > > > >Have you tried it? Can you point me to something that says it > ought to work? > >BTW, I'm trying this w mysql 4.1.7-nt-max on win2k, if it matters. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
