# # Check null keys drop table if exists t1; create table t1 (a int, b int not null,unique key (a,b),index(b)) type=myisam; insert ignore into t1 values (1,1),(2,2),(3,3),(4,4),(5,5),(6,6),(null,7),(9,9),(8,8),(7,7),(null,9),(null,9),(6,6); explain select * from t1 where a is null; explain select * from t1 where a is null and b = 2; explain select * from t1 where a is null and b = 7; explain select * from t1 where a=2 and b = 2; explain select * from t1 where a<=>b limit 2; explain select * from t1 where (a is null or a > 0 and a < 3) and b < 5 limit 3; explain select * from t1 where (a is null or a = 7) and b=7; explain select * from t1 where (a is null and b>a) or a is null and b=7 limit 2; explain select * from t1 where a is null and b=9 or a is null and b=7 limit 3; explain select * from t1 where a > 1 and a < 3 limit 1; explain select * from t1 where a > 8 and a < 9; select * from t1 where a is null; select * from t1 where a is null and b = 7; select * from t1 where a<=>b limit 2; select * from t1 where (a is null or a > 0 and a < 3) and b < 5 limit 3; select * from t1 where (a is null or a > 0 and a < 3) and b > 7 limit 3; select * from t1 where (a is null or a = 7) and b=7; select * from t1 where a is null and b=9 or a is null and b=7 limit 3; alter table t1 modify b blob not null, add c int not null, drop key a, add unique key (a,b(20),c), drop key b, add key (b(10)); explain select * from t1 where a is null and b = 2; explain select * from t1 where a is null and b = 2 and c=0; explain select * from t1 where a is null and b = 7 and c=0; explain select * from t1 where a=2 and b = 2; explain select * from t1 where a<=>b limit 2; explain select * from t1 where (a is null or a > 0 and a < 3) and b < 5 and c=0 limit 3; explain select * from t1 where (a is null or a = 7) and b=7 and c=0; explain select * from t1 where (a is null and b>a) or a is null and b=7 limit 2; explain select * from t1 where a is null and b=9 or a is null and b=7 limit 3; explain select * from t1 where a > 1 and a < 3 limit 1; explain select * from t1 where a is null and b=7 or a > 1 and a < 3 limit 1; explain select * from t1 where a > 8 and a < 9; explain select * from t1 where b like "6%"; select * from t1 where a is null; select * from t1 where a is null and b = 7 and c=0; select * from t1 where a<=>b limit 2; select * from t1 where (a is null or a > 0 and a < 3) and b < 5 limit 3; select * from t1 where (a is null or a > 0 and a < 3) and b > 7 limit 3; select * from t1 where (a is null or a = 7) and b=7 and c=0; select * from t1 where a is null and b=9 or a is null and b=7 limit 3; select * from t1 where b like "6%"; drop table t1; # # The following failed for Matt Loschert # DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1,t2; CREATE TABLE t1 ( id int(10) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment, uniq_id int(10) unsigned default NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id), UNIQUE KEY idx1 (uniq_id) ) TYPE=MyISAM; CREATE TABLE t2 ( id int(10) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment, uniq_id int(10) unsigned default NULL, PRIMARY KEY (id) ) TYPE=MyISAM; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1,NULL),(2,NULL),(3,1),(4,2),(5,NULL),(6,NULL),(7,3),(8,4),(9,NULL),(10,NULL); INSERT INTO t2 VALUES (1,NULL),(2,NULL),(3,1),(4,2),(5,NULL),(6,NULL),(7,3),(8,4),(9,NULL),(10,NULL); # # Check IS NULL optimization # explain select id from t1 where uniq_id is null; explain select id from t1 where uniq_id =1; # # Check updates # UPDATE t1 SET id=id+100 where uniq_id is null; UPDATE t2 SET id=id+100 where uniq_id is null; select id from t1 where uniq_id is null; select id from t2 where uniq_id is null; # # Delete all records from each table where the uniq_id field is null # DELETE FROM t1 WHERE uniq_id IS NULL; DELETE FROM t2 WHERE uniq_id IS NULL; # # Select what is left -- notice the difference # SELECT * FROM t1 ORDER BY uniq_id, id; SELECT * FROM t2 ORDER BY uniq_id, id; DROP table t1,t2;