From: Martijn Tonies Date: March 7 2006 3:46pm Subject: Re: Merge tables: how to get the "insert_method"? List-Archive: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql/195491 Message-Id: <0e7701c641fe$5e51de00$cd02a8c0@martijnws> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0E74_01C64206.C007EE20" ------=_NextPart_000_0E74_01C64206.C007EE20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Shawn, Thanks for replying. INSERT_METHOD is an option valid for merge tables. See http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/create-table.html From what I can see, the only way to get it, is parse the=20 SHOW CREATE TABLE output. Martijn Tonies Database Workbench - tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL, Oracle & MS = SQL Server Upscene Productions http://www.upscene.com My thoughts: http://blog.upscene.com/martijn/ Database development questions? Check the forum! http://www.databasedevelopmentforum.com "Martijn Tonies" wrote on 03/07/2006 09:57:17 = AM: > Hi, >=20 > Anyone got a clue where to get a hold of "insert_method" > after creating the table? >=20 > Is the SHOW CREATE TABLE output the only way to > get it? =20 >=20 "insert_method" ?????? =20 I thought I knew a little about databases and table design but that's = a new term for me. What does it mean and how would I apply it in order = to modify a table's contents?=20 Shawn Green Database Administrator Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0E74_01C64206.C007EE20--