On Thursday 11 April 2002 4:09 pm, Thi Cao wrote: > All, > > When I insert records into a database, the records will be inserted in the > order that I have them listed in my insert statement. So my question is, > will the MySQL database always return the records in the order of insertion > when I perform any type of select query in the future? Of course, I'm > excluding queries that specify an order with the 'ORDER BY' clause. Does > the MySQL database maintain some type of internal ordering ID for each > record, and if so, can I always rely on the database to give me the records > back as I have given to it? I know I can specify an order by having a > column with some type of ordering value, but that's not what I'm interested > in, so any answers to the above questions would be much appreciated.
While I cannot speak for MySQL, you cannot generally rely on this. Certainly, SQL specifications are clear that you cannot rely on this and in general, it is a very bad plan. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
