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Modes (Score:1)

by jplindstrom (594)

I guess it's something like modes [mysql.com] you're refering to (although it doesn't mention enums explicitly, the enum [mysql.com] page does mention modes).

Well, at least they fixed it in v5. Or is that the version you already use and where it doesn't work?
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  by Ovid (2709)
  
  Nope, we're on an older version. At least v5 isn't quite as crippled as older versions.
  
  Regrettably, the 'modes' available pre v5 don't offer protection for this. At least I can use a trigger to ... oh, wait ... sigh. (And in a totally unrelated note, the problem the 'enum' was trying to fix could have been solved with a view, but since we don't have those either, the 'enum' solution was used)
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    by jplindstrom (594) on 2007.03.05 12:35 (#53490) Journal
    
    It sounds like a FK to a value table with the enum values as PKs would solve your problem.
    
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