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Thread ID: 39772 2003-11-17 01:48:00 SQL: Temporary Tables Erin Salmon (626) Press F1
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192581 2003-11-17 01:48:00 Hi,

Can someone explain to me how to determine just how temporary a temporary table is.

I am trying to use one for a shopping cart system, in which the user stores products in a temporary table. The temporary table would be deleted after they leave.

I've run SQL in a query in mySQL to create a temporary table, and I can access the table for about a minute or two, after which it is gone. How can I extend this time to suit my application?

Cheers,

Erin
Erin Salmon (626)
192582 2003-11-17 03:21:00 Temporary tables are associated with a connection ... and last only as long as the connection. Perhaps since http: is not a connection protocol, that is the problem. ;-) This note (zez.org) might give you some ideas. Graham L (2)
192583 2003-11-17 03:38:00 I use MS SQL Server, which i'm assuming will be the same SQL:

Use #(Table_Name) for a local temp table, which disappears when the code completes ie if the temp table is in a stored procedure or running a batch of code together.

Use ##(Table_Name) for a temp table that you can call from a different connection to the server.
Marlboro (4607)
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