Re: Translating Data Into NULL

2005-02-19 Thread David Blomstrom
--- Andy Bakun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 2005-02-19 at 23:55, David Blomstrom wrote: > > > > Why not set columns to NOT NULL and default to > space > > > for character and 0 > > > for numeric? > > > > OK, you're suggesting I... > > > > 1. Set all the columns to NOT NULL > > 2. Set

Re: Translating Data Into NULL

2005-02-19 Thread Andy Bakun
On Sat, 2005-02-19 at 23:55, David Blomstrom wrote: > > Why not set columns to NOT NULL and default to space > > for character and 0 > > for numeric? > > OK, you're suggesting I... > > 1. Set all the columns to NOT NULL > 2. Set 0 as the default for numeric fields > 3. Set "space" for the defau

Re: Translating Data Into NULL

2005-02-19 Thread David Blomstrom
--- Alex S Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Blomstrom wrote: > > > So I THINK I may have a good idea for a > workaround. I > > simply change all my fields to NOT NULL, then fill > > every cell that would ordinarily be NULL with a > unique > > constant, like 606060. > > > > Then I find s

Translating Data Into NULL

2005-02-19 Thread David Blomstrom
I'm having a terrible time with MySQL's new collation feature. It frequently fills cells that should be NULL with 0's and pushes data from one column to another. I can usually import csv files into my tables using either Navicat or phpMyAdmin, but I have to experiment with a lot of settings, and so