At 1:48 PM -0400 09-15-2000, Clint Gilders wrote:
>Paul DuBois wrote:
>
>> If your MySQL version is older than 3.23.3, that won't work. See
>> page 188 of the book for a workaround for older versions.
>>
>> --
>> Paul DuBois, paul@stripped
>
>Thanks
> I actually read that but figured since I had just built my servers and
>compiled MySQL from source that I would have the most recent version.
>I guess in a way I do (3.22.27 - 3.22.32). I must say I find it strange
>that the book details the use of a BETA release of the software.
You have the most recent version of the 3.22 series, not the most recent
release overall.
re: meaning of "beta", see:
http://www.mysql.com/documentation/mysql/commented/manual.php?section=Which_version
The MySQL developers are relatively conservative in their naming.
> Enough of that. The example on Page 188 of your (Paul's) book confuses
>me a bit. I can't seem to get the proper syntax for what I'm trying to
>do.
>
> Could you please explain how to simply return all the rows and columns
>from a table in random order (pre 3.23.3)?
Following the example in the book, you'd use something like this:
SELECT *, age+0*RAND() AS rand_col FROM ... ORDER BY rand_col
> Also.... Can 'LIMIT' statements be used with this old method?
I believe so.
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Paul DuBois, paul@stripped
