Re: why doesn't this create table work?
Posted in 2000
This is a cool game! I'm going to play too!
From: "smooth1" <smooth1@iclway.co.uk>
>
>Andy Lennard wrote in message ...
> >In article <bqyTOQq+q5Qu+jnAtBaBfDMSKct1@4ax.com>, Tony!
> ><NoSpam@Thank.You.com> writes
> >>I've messed with queries etc, this is my first attempt to create a
> >>table to use myself..
> >>Can anyone give me some pointers as to what's wrong with my sql?
> >>why do I get the errors at the end?
> >>Is it better to use "not null" after every char (xx), that I want no
> >>nulls accepted, or is how I put it in the unique index at the end good
> >>by itself?
> >>
> >>Is the isql < createme.sql way I'm trying to do this completely wrong?
> >>
> >>_________
> >>
> >> database development;
> >>create table nightpost
> >> (
> >> tkamx_site char(2),
> >> tkamx_project char(10),
> >> tkamx_calldte char (10),
> >> tkamx_startupl char(6),
> >> tkamx_stopupl char(6),
> >> tkamx_uplbytes char(9),
> >> tkamx_origrec char(8),
> >> tkamx_uplrec char(8),
> >> tkamx_ftpstart char(6),
> >> tkamx_ftpend char(6),
> >> tkamx_poststart char(6),
> >> tkamx_postend char(6),
> >> tkamx_stlstart char(6),
> >> tkamx_stlend char(6),
> >> tkamx_postallst char(6),
> >> tkamx_postallst char(6),
> >> tkamx_comment char(50),
^ this comma is the problem
> ^ remove extra comma
>not needed!
>
> > ^ this won't help
> >> );
> >>grant all on nightpost to "public";
> >>create unique index tkamx_date on nightpost
> >>(tkamx_calldte,tkamx_site,tkamx_project) with disallow NULL;> >>
> >>___________________________________________
> >>
> >>home/tony > isql < nightpost.sql
> >>
> >>Database selected.
> >>
> >>
> >> 201: A syntax error has occurred.
> >>Error in line 20> >>Near character position 2
> >>
> >> 206: The specified table (nightpost) is not in the database.> >>
> >> 111: ISAM error: no record found.
> >>Error in line 1> >>Near character position 24
> >>
> >> 201: A syntax error has occurred.
> >>Error in line 2> >>Near character position 42
> >>
> >>/home/tony >
> >>
> >>________________________________________
> >>
> >>-Tony!-
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Andrew Lennard
>andy@kontron.demon.co.uk
>
>
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