On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 6:13 PM, Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > For instant, by default, this will work in mysql: > > create table test (i int); > insert into test (i) values (''); > > with a warning, but will produce an error in most modern versions of pgsql. > However it is easy to get mostly sane behavior from MySQL: mysql> set sql_mode='strict_all_tables'; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql> create table test (i int); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.05 sec) mysql> insert into test (i) values (''); ERROR 1366 (HY000): Incorrect integer value: '' for column 'i' at row 1 If it were me I would generally work with whichever system I knew better unless there was a specific reason to migrate. Both systems will be a bit of a pain as they are both complicated. C'est la vie. All else being equal I would start a new project with PG. Full disclosure: I am a MySQL DBA. Best, Rob Wultsch wultsch@xxxxxxxxx -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general