At 6:00p -0400 on 21 Oct 2007, andy wrote: > I think your comparing apples and oranges. That's why I ask the list! To learn when I'm doing that. ;-) > I'll bet that mysql is > taking a shortcut and testing the value before updating it. Heh. And as Tom points out downthread, that "shortcut" probably doesn't gain anything in the long run. Kevin ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match