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alter a field
ALTER TABLE hr_data CHANGE Reason4Leaving1 Reason4Leaving1 CHAR (100) DEFAULT '0' not null should do the trick -
Changing identical values to new values
I need to change a set of identical values (CHAR type) to a new value, hopefully all in one string/command. I tried doing this: update table set column1 = newvalue where column1 = oldvalue but it didn't work. ideas? -
Is there a place that hosts mySQL servers?
Stay away from hostway, they are good but costly, I use topclasshost.com and they are cheap, and you get your own database on their mySQL server, which is all you need. PHP too, of course. -
Help with function
Not sure if this is really a "function," but, here goes. I need to perform this mathematical function on some columns in my table: [ (a1) + (a2) + (a3) + (a4) ] / 6 Where a1, a2, a3, a4 cannot be less than zero, or greater than 2.375. How can I perform this using the SET...
