Paul, I mean to say that it USED two different databases..
By the way, I could use mysql at the dos prompt. And I could use mysql -u root -p at the dos prompt, too. It looks like I could do almost anything at the c:\ prompt. Thanks again. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul DuBois" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "alan4100" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 12:56 PM Subject: Re: Table created on script Err > At 12:35 -0500 3/25/02, alan4100 wrote: > >Paul, > > > >You are right. :) > > > >USE alan03 works. > >USE db_alan03 works. > > > >But it created two separate databases. They are not the same. But both > >works just the same. > > > That doesn't make any sense. USE doesn't create anything. > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Paul DuBois" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "alan4100" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Gerald Clark" > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 10:56 AM > >Subject: Re: Table created on script Err > > > > > >> At 10:40 -0500 3/25/02, alan4100 wrote: > >> >mysql > >> > > >> >Gerald, > >> > > >> >I will try that; Paul had suggested USE db_name. ..I will try both > >ways..USE > >> >db2 and USE db_xxx .. Will keep you both posted. > >> > >> Gerald's suggestion and mine are the *same*: The "USE" keyword followed by > >> the name of the database you want to use. > >> > >> > > >> >----- Original Message ----- > >> >From: "Gerald Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >To: "alan4100" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 9:37 AM > >> >Subject: Re: Table created on script Err > >> > > >> > > >> >> USE db2; > >> >> > >> >> alan4100 wrote: > >> >> > >> >> >mysql > >> >> > > >> >> >Paul, > >> >> > > >> >> >I was afraid to hear that. It had said about line 2 in the error > >message. > >> >> >This line #2 looks normal. > >> >> > > >> >> >May I ask you to check this script below, but I am afraid it may be > >> >> >annoying. I will eventually put this on posting. Remember I use > >Windows > >> >XP. > >> >> > > >> >> >I would like to know if there is such an mysql "reader" to check > >syntax > >> >> >before I run the script. I am using MySQL by Sams in 21 days. > >> >> > > >> >> >Alan > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >========================================== > >> >> > > >> >> >CREATE db db2; > >> >> >USE db db2; > >> >> >CREATE TABLE Customers (Customer_ID INT NOT NULL > >> >> >PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT, First_Name VARCHAR(20) > >> >> >NOT NULL,Last_Name VARCHAR(30) NOT NULL, > >> >> >Address VARCHAR(50), City VARCHAR(20), > >> >> >State VARCHAR(2), Zip VARCHAR(20), > >> >> >E_Mail VARCHAR(20), Age INT, Race VARCHAR(20), > >> >> >Gender ENUM('M','F') DEFAULT 'F', > >> >> >Eye_Color VARCHAR(10), Hair_Color VARCHAR(10), > >> >> >Favorite_Activity ENUM('Programming', 'Eating', > >> >> >'Biking', 'Running', 'None') DEFAULT 'None', > >> >> >Favorite_Movie VARCHAR(50), Occupation VARCHAR(30), > >> >> >Smoker Char(0)); > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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