EXIST? Yeah I certainly have seen it before in the result of a mysqldump, but from the top of my head, I probably wouldn't have known in exactly what context it is used. I've used MySQL for 5 years now and i think if you ask such a question, you don't know what you should be asking because the context of EXIST is hardly ever needed, and if, if you know where to look for it, that's more important than being able to reproduce it in from the top of your head. It's like asking: "Do you know the syntax for ..." where ... is a rarely used function in PHP or any other language. It's like requiring your employees to know every function of a language... On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 4:03 AM, tedd <tedd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi gang: > > I just interviewed for a job teaching at the local college (imagine me > taking minds of mush and molding them to the world according to tedd -- > frightening huh?) > > In any event, the interviewer asked me how long I've been using MySQL and I > replied several years. After which she asked a single question, which was > "What does EXIST mean?" > > Now without running to the manuals, please be honest and tell me how many > of you know off the top of your head what EXIST means? I would be curious to > know. > > I answered the question correctly, (I'm one of those weird types who read > manuals for fun) but I have never used EXIST in a query. Have any of you? > > And while we're on the subject of MySQL -- while we all know how to write > it, how do you say it? > > I've read that the common way is to say "My Squell", or something like > that. But I always sounded out each letter, such as "My S-Q-L". The > interviewer pronounced it the same as I, but I have heard others say it > differently. > > What say you? > > Cheers, > > tedd > > -- > ------- > http://sperling.com http://ancientstones.com http://earthstones.com > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Tim-Hinnerk Heuer http://www.ihostnz.com -- Web Design, Hosting and free Linux Support
