Make it TIMESTAMP But remember that this data type gets updated every time the record is changed.
Hope this helps. Thanks Emery ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Peloke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 5:50 PM Subject: basic question > sql query > > when I am defining a table, how do I set the default of a datetime column to > the current time? I tried setting the default to now() but it just fills > the column with 00:00 etc.. > > Thanks, > Eddie > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
