At 14:36 +0200 7/28/04, Martijn Tonies wrote:
Hi Jocelyn,
>From the MySQL doc :
The ENGINE and TYPE options specify the storage engine for the table.
ENGINE was added in MySQL 4.0.18 (for 4.0) and 4.1.2 (for 4.1). It is the
preferred option name as of those versions, and TYPE has become
deprecated. TYPE will be supported throughout the 4.x series, but likely
will be removed in MySQL 5.1.
So I assume it makes sense to change it also for SHOW TABLE STATUS :)
Well, in that case - the documentation fails to document the behaviour :-)
The latest 4.1 beta does NOT have a "Type" column.
The current manual does document it:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/SHOW_TABLE_STATUS.html
Remove it in 5 or 5.1, fine - that's a major (and next major minor
release). But not in a sub-minor release.
A mistake then?
A decision you disagree with.
It's hard to win on this kind of thing. If we don't make changes, people
say development is too slow. If we do, development is said to be arbitrary.
Anyway, it's documented now.
With regards,
Martijn Tonies
Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL
Server.
Upscene Productions
http://www.upscene.com
>
> I just noticed that the MySQL 4.1.latest version handles
> a SHOW TABLE STATUS different from 4.1.1!
>
> Instead of a field "Type" that holds the table type, it's
> now "Engine".
>
> Just a quick question: who makes up these changes in
> a minor minor (x.x.x) release???? What do they expect
> from third party developers?
>
> In short: this is a stupid change.
>
> With regards,
>
> Martijn Tonies
> Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS
> SQL
> Server.
> Upscene Productions
> http://www.upscene.com
>
>
> --
> 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]
--
Paul DuBois, MySQL Documentation Team
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
MySQL AB, www.mysql.com
--
MySQL General Mailing List
For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
