>Description: using the field name sequence_number in two tables and doing a join on sequence_number gives NULL as an output in the sequence_number field of one of the tables. >How-To-Repeat: mysql> select users.sequence_number,jba_customers.sequence_number from users,jba_customers mysql> where jba_customers.sequence_number=users.sequence_number and users.sequence_number="934"; +-----------------+-----------------+ | sequence_number | sequence_number | +-----------------+-----------------+ | NULL | 934 | | NULL | 934 | +-----------------+-----------------+ 2 rows in set (0.34 sec)
>Fix: Change the field name to something other then sequence_number mysql> alter table users change sequence_number seq_num char(4); mysql> select users.seq_num,jba_customers.seq_num from users,jba_customers mysql> where jba_customers.seq_num=users.seq_num and users.seq_num="934"; +---------+---------+ | seq_num | seq_num | +---------+---------+ | 934 | 934 | | 934 | 934 | +---------+---------+ 2 rows in set (0.49 sec) >Submitter-Id: <submitter ID> >Originator: >Organization: Inactive Media Group >MySQL support: none >Synopsis: Using the field name 'sequence_number' >Severity: >Priority: >Category: mysql >Class: >Release: mysql-3.22.32 (Source distribution) >Environment: System: Linux gambit.eyemg.com 2.2.14-5.0.14smp #1 SMP Sun Mar 26 13:03:52 PST 2000 i686 unknown Architecture: i686 Some paths: /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/make /usr/bin/gmake /usr/bin/gcc /usr/bin/cc GCC: Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/egcs-2.91.66/specs gcc version egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release) Compilation info: CC='gcc' CFLAGS='' CXX='c++' CXXFLAGS='' LDFLAGS='' Configure command: ./configure --localstatedir=/usr2/var Perl: This is perl, version 5.005_03 built for i386-linux --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php