If you set your DATE types to NOT NULL you need to set the default to an
actual date ACCESS can't deal with '0000-00-00' which is what MySQL will set
a DATE type to if it the date it is passed is invalid. By setting the
column to NOT NULL you essentially force a date of '0000-00-00' when that
column is empty.
Set any DATE type columns to default to a known valid date that you can
identify in your application. I use epoch '1970-01-01' or my birthdate.
eg.
regdate DATE NOT NULL DEFAULT='1970-01-01'
I hope this helps.
Pat...
----- Original Message -----
From: Sanford Carr <spcarr@stripped>
To: <myodbc@stripped>
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 1:21 PM
Subject: Access 2000 - user already updating record
> I've seen this mentioned a couple of times and still can't figure out the
> answer.
>
> I have a MySQL database table:
>
> CREATE TABLE listings1199 (
> ID mediumint(7) unsigned primary key,
> START date not null,
> END date not null,
> EVENT varchar(80),
> FAC varchar(80),
> CITY varchar(50) not null,
> STATE char(2) not null,
> REG char(2) not null,
> CODE varchar(30),
> PRI tinyint(1) unsigned,
> WWW varchar(100),
> LAT int(10) unsigned not null,
> LON int(10) unsigned not null,
> INDEX (START),
> INDEX (END),
> INDEX (CITY),
> INDEX (STATE),
> INDEX (REG)
> )
>
> I populated this table with about 1000 records using MySQLimport.
>
> I can create a linked table in Access 2000 which displays all the data in
> the table and allows me to add a new record, but any change to an existing
> records produces an error message saying that another user is accessing
the
> data and gives me an option to copy the data to the clipboard or abort the
> changes.
>
> I saw a note saying that the table needed both primary keys and a
timestamp
> field for linked changes and I've tried this, but I must be missing
> something, since I can't get it to work for me. Can someone who is
> modifying data thru linked Access 2000 tables give me some specific
> directions?
>
> Sanford Carr
>
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