folks, i'm using some gay web interface to create database tables.

code:

CREATE TABLE `tstBB_thread` (

`thread_id` INT NOT NULL ,
`thread_starter` VARCHAR NOT NULL ,
`partOf_forum` INT NOT NULL ,
PRIMARY KEY ( `thread_id` ) 
)

What happens if you write like this?

code:

CREATE TABLE `tstBB_thread` (

`thread_id` INT NOT NULL primary key,
`thread_starter` VARCHAR NOT NULL ,
`partOf_forum` INT NOT NULL

)

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quote:

Originally posted by reveal What happens if you write like this? code: CREATE TABLE `tstBB_thread` ( `thread_id` INT NOT NULL primary key, `thread_starter` VARCHAR NOT NULL , `partOf_forum` INT NOT NULL )

that's how i would have done it if i were writing it myself..

i tried your example and got the following error:

"You have an error in your SQL syntax near 'NOT NULL , `partOf_forum` INT NOT NULL )' at line 1"

whih the bloody error messages wern't so vague..

thanks for the help all the same!

Dave

quote:

Originally posted by UglyDave that's how i would have done it if i were writing it myself.. i tried your example and got the following error: "You have an error in your SQL syntax near 'NOT NULL , `partOf_forum` INT NOT NULL )' at line 1" whih the bloody error messages wern't so vague.. thanks for the help all the same! Dave

A primary key by definition can't have null values, so that's redundant.

Take away the "not null" for the primary key and just leave the "primary key" keywords.

i.e. just thread_id int primary key.

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Originally posted by DigiNut A primary key by definition can't have null values, so that's redundant. Take away the "not null" for the primary key and just leave the "primary key" keywords. i.e. just thread_id int primary key.

just tried:

code:

CREATE TABLE 'tstBB_thread' (
'thread_id' integer(2) PRIMARY KEY,
'thread_starter' varcher(15),
'partOf_forum' integer(2));

and there i was thinking "yay!! here's DigiNut to the rescue.."

quote:

Originally posted by UglyDave just tried: code: CREATE TABLE 'tstBB_thread' ( 'thread_id' integer(2) PRIMARY KEY, 'thread_starter' varcher(15), 'partOf_forum' integer(2)); pile of crap!

What version of SQL are you writing this for? The syntax looks totally alien to me, here's what it would look like for MSSQL:

code:

CREATE TABLE tstBB_thread {
  thread_id int primary key,
  thread_starter varchar(15),
  partOf_forum int
}

But yours may work differently. Try your last code, but take out the integer(2) and replace them with just int, and spell varchar right.

Edit: should be acceptable to add "not null" before the comma on the LAST TWO declarations (starter and partof).

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the thing that's pissin me off the most, is that there's an interface for creating tables and all that, all u do is enter the amount of rows and the table name.

then it asks u for the individual values.

it's very very annoyin.

i'm about to giv up. drink my can of guinness then off to bed.

David

quote:

Originally posted by UglyDave the thing that's pissin me off the most, is that there's an interface for creating tables and all that, all u do is enter the amount of rows and the table name. then it asks u for the individual values. it's very very annoyin. i'm about to giv up. drink my can of guinness then off to bed. David

Did you try what I just said? What was the result?

You should also be able to generate the tables with that utility, and generate a TSQL script for it within the same utility.

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tried your example, but no joy.

i set up a phpBB a few months ago on the same database, so i've just retrieved some code from it, so i'm gonna try it's syntax.

another thing that's possible..

with digitalspace.net (my hosting crew), u get 1 free database, then the rest u have to pay for..

i have 30 tables in this one.. and i'm thinkin that maybe there's a restriction on the amount of tables / database..

about to try:

code:

CREATE TABLE phpbb_config (
config_name varchar(255) NOT NULL,
config_value varchar(255) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY(config_name));

AND IT FUCKIN WORKED!!