Date issue in php and mysql

[Ricki Susic]

$result = mysql_query("SE LECT ID, tekst, date_format(dat o, '%Y %m %d') FROM
henriks ORDER BY ID DESC LIMIT 0,3");

Why doesn't my date show when I print the result?

Ricki

[Matthew Vickers]

Re: Date issue in php and mysql

On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:59:19 +0200
"Ricki Susic" <rickFJERNDETTE i@webfabrikken. net> wrote:
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> $result = mysql_query("SE LECT ID, tekst, date_format(dat o, '%Y %m
> %d') FROM
> henriks ORDER BY ID DESC LIMIT 0,3");
>
> Why doesn't my date show when I print the result?
>
> Ricki[/color]

You will have to be a little more specific about "Why doesn't my date
show...". Mabey you could copy and paste the offending code to the ng.

Also I would probably do the query as such:

"SELECT ID,tekst DATE_FORMAT(dat o, '%Y %m %d') as dato FROM ..."

Matt

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[Ricki Susic]

Re: Date issue in php and mysql

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> "SELECT ID,tekst DATE_FORMAT(dat o, '%Y %m %d') as dato FROM ..."
>[/color]

Hi Matt,

That was it! Now it works out fine. I'm a little confused though - why
should it be necessary to define the column twice:
DATE_FORMAT(col umn_name, '%d %m %Y') as column_name in ..........

You know what I mean?!

Ricki

[Matthew Vickers]

Re: Date issue in php and mysql

On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 13:46:02 +0200
"Ricki Susic" <rickFJERNDETTE i@webfabrikken. net> wrote:
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> >
> > "SELECT ID,tekst DATE_FORMAT(dat o, '%Y %m %d') as dato FROM ..."
> >[/color]
>
> Hi Matt,
>
> That was it! Now it works out fine. I'm a little confused though - why
> should it be necessary to define the column twice:
> DATE_FORMAT(col umn_name, '%d %m %Y') as column_name in ..........
>
> You know what I mean?!
>
> Ricki[/color]

You never actually said "SELECT dato ", you asked MySQL "SELECT
DATE_FORMAT(... )". If you didn't give the return vale from the function
a name the column name would be"DATE_FORMAT( column_name,'%d %m
%Y')", it should be said that you can call that column anything you like
(except a reserved word I would guess). It is my own personal
preference to call the return value the same name as the column you are
passing as a parameter.

Maybe to keep MySQL fast the developers droped out needless code which
doesn't bother to give the return value from a function a name(i.e
expr1, ala Access.)

(*wipes brow* hoping the above makes some sort of sense)

Matt

--
Quispiam Power Computing | "There are two major products that come out
Pendle Hill, Australia | of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe
+61 2 9688 2894 | this to be a coincidence. "
www.quispiam.com | - Jeremy S. Anderson

[Ricki Susic]

Re: Date issue in php and mysql

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> You never actually said "SELECT dato ", you asked MySQL "SELECT
> DATE_FORMAT(... )". If you didn't give the return vale from the function
> a name the column name would be"DATE_FORMAT( column_name,'%d %m
> %Y')", it should be said that you can call that column anything you like
> (except a reserved word I would guess). It is my own personal
> preference to call the return value the same name as the column you are
> passing as a parameter.
>
> Maybe to keep MySQL fast the developers droped out needless code which
> doesn't bother to give the return value from a function a name(i.e
> expr1, ala Access.)
>
> (*wipes brow* hoping the above makes some sort of sense)
>
> Matt[/color]
- Jeremy S. Anderson

I don't know if it makes sense but now I know! Thank you ;-)

Ricki

[Michiel]

Re: Date issue in php and mysql

Matthew Vickers wrote:[color=blue]
> On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 13:46:02 +0200
> "Ricki Susic" <rickFJERNDETTE i@webfabrikken. net> wrote:
>
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>>>"SELECT ID,tekst DATE_FORMAT(dat o, '%Y %m %d') as dato FROM ..."
>>>[/color]
>>
>>Hi Matt,
>>
>>That was it! Now it works out fine. I'm a little confused though - why
>>should it be necessary to define the column twice:
>>DATE_FORMAT(c olumn_name, '%d %m %Y') as column_name in ..........
>>
>>You know what I mean?!
>>
>>Ricki[/color]
>
>
> You never actually said "SELECT dato ", you asked MySQL "SELECT
> DATE_FORMAT(... )". If you didn't give the return vale from the function
> a name the column name would be"DATE_FORMAT( column_name,'%d %m
> %Y')", it should be said that you can call that column anything you like
> (except a reserved word I would guess). It is my own personal
> preference to call the return value the same name as the column you are
> passing as a parameter.
>
> Maybe to keep MySQL fast the developers droped out needless code which
> doesn't bother to give the return value from a function a name(i.e
> expr1, ala Access.)
>[/color]


Thank God... (any)
There is nothing less informative than expr1.


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> (*wipes brow* hoping the above makes some sort of sense)
>
> Matt
>[/color]