According to mySQL documentation, it does have DECLARE: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/declare.html
On 10/23/06, Doug Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, I have the following in one of my queries to avoid using auto > increment. I was using MSSQL and am now using mySql. I am assuming that > mySql does not have the DECLARE function...What would the mySql syntax be? > > DECLARE @maxid int > BEGIN > SELECT @maxid = MAX(cat_ID) > FROM categories > IF @maxid IS NULL > SELECT @maxid = 1 > ELSE > SELECT @maxid = @maxid + 1 > END > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:257747 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4

