Does the database not return it in the order that the entries are submitted?
I've done some log parsing/caching in databases, and the order had always been the same whether I use an order by date or not. One thing logs to the db, the other grabs. Had no problem without an order. P "Boyd E. Hemphill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/03/2004 01:39 PM To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: urban myth? My boss says that if you do a select statement against a table the result set always comes back in the same order. I say that this is a myth and that the result is random, except when some ordering is specified in the SQL statement. Who is right? Is this behavior specified by ANSI or ISO? Best Regards, Boyd E. Hemphill [EMAIL PROTECTED] Triand, Inc. www.triand.com O: (512) 248-2287 M: (713) 252-4688 -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]