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Insert from one row to another using cases

My original table was(being used since 2005): CREATE TABLE `request` ( `msg` VARCHAR(150) NOT NULL, `id` VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL, `ctg` VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'misc', `date` ...
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Select one name per person where spelling variations exist

I have a source table that contains Employee IDs and names. The employee names may be listed multiple times with variations on the exact spelling (see 'source table' for example - note the middle ...
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MySQL Insert into two tables using new IDs

I'm trying to select data already in the database and insert it into two tables using the generated ID from table one. table1 contains configuration options, table2 contains pricing data. Table2 uses ...
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cross self join to get more rows - better solution?

I have a table employees: +----------------+------------------+ | Field | Type | +----------------+------------------+ | id | int(10) unsigned | | persons_id | ...