Bug #46802 request "SHOW TABLES NOT LIKE" to be supported

• Submitted: 19 Aug 2009 3:25
• Modified: 20 Aug 2009 14:49
• Reporter: Malcolm Ke ([e-mail])
• Status: Verified
• Category: MySQL Server: Information schema
• Severity: S4 (Feature request)
• Version: 5.0, 5.1, 5.4
• OS: Any
• CPU Architecture: Any

[19 Aug 2009 3:25] Malcolm Ke ([e-mail])

Description:
In fact, even in mysql 5.0.45,
to query "SHOW TABLES NOT LIKE 'kw%'", it still raise error:

Error Code : 1064
You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'not LIKE 'kw%'' at line 2

How to repeat:
To query "SHOW TABLES NOT LIKE 'kw%'".

Suggested fix:
To support this syntax.

[19 Aug 2009 3:28] Malcolm Ke ([e-mail])

I know we could use these instead:

select table_name
from information_schema.tables
where table_schema = 'db_dev' and table_name not like 'kw%'

but it's inconvenient and possibly privilege limited.

[19 Aug 2009 4:41] Malcolm Ke ([e-mail])

Changed the version description.

[20 Aug 2009 14:49] Susanne Ebrecht

Many thanks for writing a feature request.

Verified as described.