Posted by Kenoli on 01/23/08 18:36

On Jan 23, 7:36 am, Ian Pawson <i...@ipawson.com> wrote:
> Kenoli wrote:
> > I want to insert the data from one record in one table into another
> > table in a mysql database, adding the current date and time to a field
> > in the table the data is going into.  Thus when a record is changed, I
> > am backing it up and indicating the date and time of the backup in a
> > "date" field.
>
> > The following is the method for copying data from a field in one table
> > to another.
>
> > INSERT INTO tbl_2 (fld_1, fld_2) SELECT tbl_1.fld_1, tbl_1.fld_2 FROM
> > tb_1 WHERE tbl_1.fld_id = [some record number];
>
> > How can I mix this with adding the new date/time data to a date field
> > in table 2 as well?
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > --Kenoli
>
> There is a field type that does this automatically - it auto updates
> with the current_timestamp - have a look at TIMESTAMP

Thanks

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