char(14) is a better data type bastien ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:22:17 -0800 > From: gouldimg@xxxxxxx > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: PHP/mySQL dropping zeros after inserting number into record > > I've got a PHP script that inserts "00012345678" into a record in a mySQL database (it's a barcode). Things work ok unless the number has preceding zeros, and then the zeros get cut off and all I get is "12345678". > > I have the mySQL database fieldtype set to bigint(14). If the maximum length a barcode can be is 14, is there a better fieldtype to use that will keep the zeros? > > (or some way for PHP to tell mySQL not to chop off the zeros?) > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > _________________________________________________________________ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
