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[EP-tech] Re: MySQL query to update a column value

Great, thank you. Mental note: LMS and Eprints are not the same!

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From: eprints-tech-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk [mailto:eprints-tech-bounces@ecs.soton.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Robert Berry
Sent: 20 September 2012 12:21
To: eprints-tech@ecs.soton.ac.uk
Subject: [EP-tech] Re: MySQL query to update a column value

Sorry, Claire,

That statement should be

ALTER TABLE `eprint` MODIFY `type` VARCHAR(255);

Best wishes,
Rob

Robert Berry <robert.berry@liverpool.ac.uk> writes:

> Hi Claire,
>
> Do not use the UPDATE statement. That's to alter records in the 
> database, not to change table structure.
>
> You need to use ALTER TABLE (more info here:
> http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/alter-table.html).
>
> The syntax you want will be something like,
>
> ALTER TABLE `eprint` SET `type` VARCHAR(255);
>
> (Change the number inside varchar to the maximum number of characters 
> you want to be stored in the field.)
>
> If you're uncomfortable writing SQL statements yourself it might be 
> better to use some client software to perform operations like this. I 
> can't make any recommendations but Google 'MySQL client software' and 
> see what comes up.
>
> Best wishes,
> Robert Berry
>
>
> Claire Eskriett <C.Eskriett@brighton.ac.uk> writes:
>
>>    Hi all
>>
>>
>>    I’ve edited eprints.pl to change the property of an eprint field from
>>    an integer to text but running update_database_structure has not
>>    updated the eprint table. I’ve been advised to update manually using
>>    MySQL and have come up with the following:
>>
>>
>>    Use <database name>
>>
>>    Update eprint
>>
>>    Set type = text
>>
>>    Where field = num_pieces
>>
>>
>>    I think this is ok – I’ve specified the table (eprint) and the field
>>    that I want to update (num_pieces) and the column that I want updating
>>    is ‘type’. The current row in the table is as follows:
>>
>>    Field                             | Type         | Null | Key | Default
>>    | Extra
>>
>>    num_pieces            | int(11)      | YES  | MUL | NULL    |       |
>>
>>
>>    Can anyone take pity on me and reassure me that this is ok? I ask as a
>>    MySQL novice.
>>
>>
>>    Many thanks for any advice!
>>
>>
>>    Claire
>>
>>
>>
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