Re: MySQL Function Naming

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From: Mischa Spiegelmock
Subject: Re: MySQL Function Naming
Date: 21:41 on 20 Mar 2007
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 > Also that the case-sensitivity of the table and database names  
should be
 > determined by the underlying filesystem because the idea of lower- 
casing the
 > name before using it as a filename was just beyond them.


God help you if you write a database application with a table called  
(e.g.) "Data" on MySQL on Mac OS X Server and then move it to some OS  
that is more case-sensitive. You're more screwed than a whore at a  
Perl convention.




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